The artist has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 honor cash to the trust for venues, which works to save the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
Fender was presented with the prize on 16 October as his new release his work was named the top album of the past year.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part small stages had in his early career.
"I personally wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated Sam Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also participated, raising over £100k on his live tour to support numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported locations that were facing imminent closure due to challenges stemming from floods, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from shows in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his Mercury Prize winnings to charitable organizations.
When they received the prize in the year 1996 for their record their work, frontman Cocker announced that the group would donate their prize money to the organization War Child.
In 2002, musician the artist shared her prize among a few organizations, like the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with the media.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective donated their winnings to the community center that nurtured their band, alongside other local music groups.
And 1994 winners the group gave their winnings to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said artist Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success affected the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT announced it had saved several local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in that area and the other in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership program, which is supported by the arts council and supporters who acquire "stakes" in the venues.
