The star has handed over the full amount of his £25k award prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
He was given the cheque on October 16 as his latest record People Watching was chosen as the top album of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the performances I did around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," said Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these locations have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, well-known musicians including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its attempts to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
Fender also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
These funds helped locations that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties stemming from flooding, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues obtained monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and gear that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The concept that revenue from performances in large arenas supports the local stages, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize winnings to charitable organizations.
In Pulp won the award in the mid-90s for their album the album, vocalist the singer announced that the band would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist the artist shared her award among several organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," she told outlets.
Two years ago, the band contributed their funds to the youth organization that developed their group, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year they contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked artist Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our victory impacted somebody else's life."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had saved two small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in the city and The Croft in that location were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the properties.
