The star has donated the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize cash to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to protect the Britain's independent concert spaces.
He was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his new release the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
He has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the region, and further afield, when I was beginning," said the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
He also took part, raising over £100k on his live tour to support 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties caused by floods, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in improving infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and fans.
"The idea that revenue from performances in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
The musician is among several artists to give his honor prize money to good deeds.
When the band earned the prize in 1996 for their release the album, vocalist the singer declared that the act would give their winnings to the charity War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite shared her award among multiple good causes, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I gave a grand to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," the artist explained to the media.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally 1994 winners the group contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the illness.
"Winning was ample," remarked singer Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust shared it had saved a couple of local spots in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
The Joiners in that area and the other in Bristol were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "shares" in the buildings.
