The artist has given the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize cash to the MVT, which operates to protect the Britain's independent live music spots.
He was awarded the award on 16 October as his third album the album was declared the top album of the past year.
He has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues played in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
He also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped locations that were confronting possible closure due to challenges arising from flooding, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted monetary aid in modernizing amenities and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that funds from concerts in big venues backs the local stages, where it begins for artists like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
He is far from the only musician to give his award prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist Cocker announced that the group would contribute their winnings to the organization War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her award among a few good causes, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," Ms Dynamite told the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective donated their winnings to the community center that nurtured their group, in addition to other local music groups.
Also the 1994 recipients M People contributed their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated singer Heather Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our winning affected the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust shared it had rescued several grassroots venues in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in that area and the second in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who purchase "stakes" in the buildings.
