The star has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 honor prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
The star was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his new release the album was named the best record of the previous year.
Fender has opted to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these locations have ceased operations – about 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, major artists such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
He also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help 38 small stages across the UK.
These funds supported spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces were granted monetary aid in upgrading facilities and gear that directly benefitted artists and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from concerts in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
The musician is not the first artist to give his Mercury Prize prize money to worthy causes.
Back when the band received the award in the year 1996 for their album their work, frontman the singer declared that the band would contribute their cash to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite shared her bounty among several good causes, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a grand to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed new equipment," the artist told the media.
Previously, they contributed their funds to the local youth club that developed their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients they donated their winnings to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked artist the singer. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our winning touched another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had rescued a couple of local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
The Joiners in that area and The Croft in the city were bought under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "shares" in the properties.
