The star has donated the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the MVT, which functions to save the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
Fender was given the award on mid-October as his latest record his work was named the best record of the last 12 months.
He has opted to give the cash to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages played in his early career.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the performances I played around the region, and further afield, when I was beginning," stated the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
He also took part, generating over £100k on his live tour to help 38 grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds assisted locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues arising from water damage, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Other venues obtained funding support in modernizing amenities and gear that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from shows in big venues supports the local stages, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to give his Mercury Prize winnings to worthy causes.
In the band won the prize in the mid-90s for their record the album, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would donate their prize money to the non-profit the charity.
That year, artist she divided her award between a few charities, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required new equipment," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
Two years ago, they gave their prize money to the youth organization that developed their band, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners M People contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a close contact was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," said singer the singer. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our success affected the lives of others."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had saved a couple of grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in that area and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership program, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
