The artist has given the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was awarded the prize on October 16 as his new release the album was declared the best record of the last 12 months.
He has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in appreciation of the essential function local spots played in his initial steps.
"I personally wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the shows I did around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these locations have ceased operations – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties arising from flooding, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces were granted funding support in upgrading amenities and gear that positively impacted musicians and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from shows in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his Mercury Prize prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp won the trophy in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, frontman the singer declared that the band would contribute their winnings to the organization War Child.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite divided her bounty across multiple good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
Previously, the band contributed their funds to the community center that developed their band, alongside other local music groups.
Also the 1994 recipients the group gave their prize to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," said singer Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust revealed it had protected two small stages in that region, by transferring them to local control.
The first in Southampton and the other in that location were acquired under the public acquisition initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the properties.
