Sam Fender has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the Britain's small concert spaces.
The star was presented with the prize on October 16 as his latest record the album was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
He has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help numerous local spots across Britain.
The donation assisted locations that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges arising from floods, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues received monetary aid in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that revenue from performances in big venues supports the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.
He is among several artists to contribute his Mercury Prize winnings to good deeds.
In the band received the trophy in 1996 for their album Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the group would give their cash to the organization War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer the artist shared her bounty between a few charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked new equipment," Ms Dynamite shared with a publication.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their funds to the local youth club that developed their band, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients M People donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked singer the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the honor. So our success affected the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust shared it had protected several local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and the second in that location were acquired under the community ownership program, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who acquire "shares" in the buildings.
