The artist has given the full amount of his £25,000 honor prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to save the United Kingdom's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was awarded the prize on 16 October as his latest record the album was named the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages had in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I performed around the region, and further afield, when I was starting out," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these locations have ceased operations – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported venues that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges arising from water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and audiences.
"The notion that funds from concerts in big venues helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," Fender has stated.
He is not the first artist to donate his Mercury Prize funds to charitable organizations.
When the band received the award in the year 1996 for their record the album, lead singer Cocker stated that the group would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist Ms Dynamite split her award among multiple good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," she shared with a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective contributed their funds to the community center that supported their group, alongside other local music groups.
Additionally winners that year the group contributed their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was found to have the illness.
"Receiving the award was ample," said singer Small. "The money was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our success touched the lives of others."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected several grassroots venues in south-east England, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in that area and the other in the city were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and supporters who buy "shares" in the buildings.
