The star has given the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to preserve the UK's grassroots music venues.
The star was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his third album his work was declared the top album of the previous year.
He has decided to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the essential function grassroots venues played in his early career.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – roughly 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, major artists like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
Fender also joined in, raising over £100k on his recent tour to assist numerous small stages across Britain.
These funds assisted venues that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues stemming from water damage, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and audiences.
"The notion that money from shows in big venues backs the independent spots, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," Sam Fender has commented.
The musician is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize winnings to worthy causes.
When the band earned the prize in the mid-90s for their record the album, lead singer the singer declared that the act would give their winnings to the organization the charity.
In 2002, musician she split her bounty between multiple organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I donated a grand to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they needed new equipment," the artist told outlets.
Previously, they contributed their winnings to the community center that nurtured their act, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year the group contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"The victory was ample," stated artist the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved two small stages in the South East, by bringing them into public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and the second in that location were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "stakes" in the venues.
