The star has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the UK's grassroots live music spots.
He was awarded the prize on October 16 as his latest record People Watching was declared the best record of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These spaces are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to support the industry, by adding a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds supported spaces that were facing possible closure due to difficulties stemming from flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The idea that revenue from performances in big venues helps the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
He is among several artists to contribute his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
In Pulp won the trophy in 1996 for their record Different Class, vocalist Cocker announced that the act would donate their prize money to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, artist she split her award among several good causes, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed updated gear," she told the media.
Two years ago, they gave their prize money to the community center that nurtured their band, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year M People donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was found to have the illness.
"Winning was ample," said vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success touched somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected a couple of small stages in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and the second in the city were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "stakes" in the buildings.
