The star has given the entirety of his £25,000 honor prize money to the trust for venues, which works to protect the UK's small concert spaces.
The star was given the prize on mid-October as his third album his work was named the best record of the last 12 months.
He has decided to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues had in his early career.
"I would not have achieved what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these locations have permanently closed – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to support the industry, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also took part, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to assist numerous small stages across Britain.
The donation helped venues that were facing possible closure due to issues stemming from water damage, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Other venues received funding support in upgrading amenities and gear that helped musicians and audiences.
"The concept that money from performances in big venues supports the local stages, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just common sense," Fender has stated.
He is far from the only musician to donate his Mercury Prize winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when they received the award in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, vocalist Cocker declared that the act would give their cash to the non-profit the charity.
That year, artist the artist divided her award among multiple charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," the artist shared with outlets.
In recent years, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the local youth club that supported their act, alongside other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners they donated their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the condition.
"Receiving the award was ample," stated singer the singer. "The money was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the honor. So our winning touched somebody else's life."
Last week, the trust shared it had saved several local spots in that region, by transferring them to community ownership.
One venue in that area and the other in that location were acquired under the community ownership program, which is backed by a national body and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
