The star has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to protect the Britain's small music venues.
The star was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his third album the album was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the essential function small stages had in his early career.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to help numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money helped venues that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in improving infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and audiences.
"The notion that funds from concerts in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has stated.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his Mercury Prize winnings to good deeds.
When Pulp received the trophy in the mid-90s for their album the album, lead singer Cocker declared that the band would contribute their cash to the charity War Child.
In 2002, musician Ms Dynamite divided her award across a few charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they required better apparatus," the artist told outlets.
Previously, the band donated their winnings to the local youth club that supported their band, in addition to other local music groups.
And 1994 winners they gave their award to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," said vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had protected two local spots in the South East, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and the other in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is backed by a national body and supporters who buy "shares" in the venues.
