The star has handed over the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the MVT, which works to preserve the United Kingdom's independent concert spaces.
He was presented with the award on 16 October as his new release People Watching was named the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages had in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by adding a modest fee to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
He also took part, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to support 38 grassroots venues across Britain.
The donation supported locations that were confronting possible closure due to challenges arising from floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Other venues received financial assistance in improving infrastructure and gear that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The concept that revenue from performances in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is not the first artist to contribute his Mercury Prize funds to worthy causes.
When they won the prize in the year 1996 for their record the album, frontman Cocker announced that the band would contribute their cash to the organization the charity.
That year, rapper and singer the artist divided her award across several good causes, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," the artist explained to the media.
In recent years, they donated their prize money to the youth organization that developed their group, alongside other local music groups.
And the 1994 recipients M People contributed their award to a charity for MS after a close contact was identified with the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked vocalist Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success impacted the lives of others."
Last week, the trust shared it had protected several small stages in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in that area and the other in that location were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the venues.
