The artist has given the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to protect the UK's small concert spaces.
He was given the cheque on October 16 as his third album the album was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has opted to hand the money over to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role local spots had in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports local stages.
He also joined in, collecting over £100k on his live tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across Britain.
These funds supported locations that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in upgrading facilities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted musicians and concertgoers.
"The concept that revenue from performances in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his Mercury Prize funds to charitable organizations.
In Pulp earned the trophy in 1996 for their release Different Class, vocalist the singer announced that the group would contribute their cash to the organization the charity.
In 2002, artist Ms Dynamite shared her award between multiple good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," she explained to a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective contributed their funds to the local youth club that developed their group, in addition to other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners M People donated their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was found to have the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," stated artist Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our winning affected the lives of others."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had saved a couple of grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
One venue in that area and the second in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
