Sam Fender has given the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the MVT, which operates to preserve the UK's independent concert spaces.
The star was awarded the award on mid-October as his latest record his work was declared the best record of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the essential function small stages had in his early career.
"I would not have achieved this success if it weren't for all the performances I played around the North East, and further afield, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also joined in, raising over £100k on his live tour to help 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
The money assisted locations that were confronting possible closure due to issues arising from flooding, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in upgrading facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and fans.
"The concept that funds from performances in big venues supports the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
He is not the first artist to contribute his award prize money to good deeds.
When Pulp earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their album their work, frontman Jarvis Cocker stated that the group would donate their prize money to the charity the charity.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite shared her prize among several good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they needed new equipment," Ms Dynamite explained to the media.
Previously, they contributed their winnings to the local youth club that supported their band, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners the group donated their winnings to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," stated artist Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success touched another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had saved two small stages in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and the other in that location were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who buy "stakes" in the venues.
