Sam Fender has given the full amount of his £25k award cash to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
He was given the prize on 16 October as his new release his work was named the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the essential function local spots played in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved this success if it weren't for all the gigs I performed around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, top acts such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
He also took part, generating over £100k on his live tour to assist thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties arising from water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in improving infrastructure and gear that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The notion that funds from concerts in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
The musician is not the first artist to give his Mercury Prize winnings to worthy causes.
Back when the band won the prize in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, vocalist Cocker announced that the band would give their winnings to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, artist the artist shared her prize across multiple organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required new equipment," she explained to the media.
In recent years, they donated their funds to the community center that supported their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally 1994 winners they gave their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"The victory was ample," remarked singer Heather Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory touched somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved several small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
The first in Southampton and the other in Bristol were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is supported by a national body and music fans who buy "stakes" in the properties.
