The star has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 honor cash to the MVT, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
He was given the award on mid-October as his third album the album was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
Fender has decided to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"I personally wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the performances I did around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – about one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help numerous local spots across the UK.
The donation assisted venues that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties caused by floods, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in upgrading facilities and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that revenue from performances in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
The musician is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp earned the trophy in 1996 for their album the album, frontman Cocker declared that the band would contribute their winnings to the charity War Child.
During 2002, artist she divided her award between multiple organizations, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required better apparatus," the artist told outlets.
In recent years, they gave their funds to the community center that developed their band, alongside other local music groups.
Also winners that year the group donated their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," said artist Small. "The prize was the bonus but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our success affected somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had protected several local spots in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The first in the city and the other in the city were purchased under the community ownership program, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
