The artist has donated the entirety of his £25,000 honor winnings to the MVT, which works to protect the UK's independent concert spaces.
He was presented with the award on mid-October as his latest record his work was named the top album of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part local spots had in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," said Sam Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – about 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, well-known musicians including the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted venues that were facing possible closure due to difficulties stemming from flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in large arenas helps the independent spots, where it all starts for performers like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his Mercury Prize prize money to good deeds.
In they received the award in the year 1996 for their album the album, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would donate their winnings to the charity the charity.
That year, musician the artist split her bounty among several good causes, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," the artist explained to outlets.
Previously, they contributed their prize money to the youth organization that nurtured their group, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners M People contributed their award to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," stated vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued two grassroots venues in the South East, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in the city and The Croft in the city were bought under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by a national body and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
