The star has handed over the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the trust for venues, which works to save the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
Fender was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his third album People Watching was chosen as the best record of the past year.
He has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part small stages played in his beginning days.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said Sam Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists like the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across Britain.
The donation supported spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties stemming from water damage, blazes and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in upgrading amenities and gear that positively impacted musicians and audiences.
"The concept that funds from performances in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is far from the only musician to contribute his Mercury Prize winnings to charitable organizations.
In the band received the trophy in the year 1996 for their record the album, lead singer the singer declared that the act would give their prize money to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, artist she split her award across multiple charities, such as the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I gave a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with a publication.
Previously, the band donated their prize money to the local youth club that developed their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
Additionally 1994 winners they gave their award to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the illness.
"The victory was ample," said artist the singer. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our success impacted another person's life."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had rescued several grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in the city were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by a national body and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
