The star has given the complete sum of his £25k award cash to the trust for venues, which works to save the United Kingdom's small music venues.
The star was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his new release his work was declared the outstanding release of the previous year.
Fender has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"I would not have achieved this success if it weren't for all the shows I played around the area, and beyond, when I was beginning," remarked Sam Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also joined in, raising over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to support thirty-eight small stages across Britain.
The money supported locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges stemming from water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces obtained financial assistance in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from shows in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
Fender is among several artists to contribute his Mercury Prize funds to good deeds.
When the band received the trophy in the mid-90s for their record Different Class, lead singer Cocker declared that the band would give their prize money to the charity War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite divided her bounty among a few charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also contributed a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," she explained to a publication.
In recent years, they donated their funds to the local youth club that supported their group, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year they donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was ample," stated vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had protected several local spots in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in the city and the second in the city were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "shares" in the properties.
