The artist has donated the entirety of his £25k award prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's small music venues.
Fender was awarded the award on October 16 as his latest record the album was declared the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his early career.
"I wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the gigs I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
In the last year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting over £100k on his live tour to support numerous grassroots venues across Britain.
The donation assisted locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges caused by water damage, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in improving amenities and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and concertgoers.
"The idea that revenue from shows in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," Fender has said.
He is not the first artist to contribute his Mercury Prize prize money to worthy causes.
When the band won the trophy in the year 1996 for their record the album, frontman Cocker stated that the band would donate their cash to the organization the charity.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite divided her prize between multiple good causes, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a grand to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," the artist explained to a publication.
In recent years, they contributed their prize money to the youth organization that supported their group, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally winners that year the group gave their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said artist Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success impacted the lives of others."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had saved several small stages in the South East, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in that area and the second in Bristol were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is backed by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
