The star has handed over the complete sum of his £25k honor winnings to the MVT, which functions to preserve the United Kingdom's small music venues.
He was awarded the award on 16 October as his new release his work was named the best record of the past year.
The musician has opted to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his initial steps.
"I personally wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the performances I performed around the area, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have ceased operations – roughly 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which goes to help local stages.
He also joined in, collecting more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
The donation assisted spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges arising from flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in modernizing amenities and gear that helped artists and fans.
"The idea that revenue from concerts in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
He is not the first artist to give his Mercury Prize winnings to worthy causes.
When the band received the prize in 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would give their prize money to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, artist Ms Dynamite split her award across several charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required better apparatus," Ms Dynamite explained to outlets.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their act, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally 1994 winners the group contributed their award to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated artist Heather Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had rescued two local spots in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
One venue in the city and the second in that location were acquired under the public acquisition program, which is supported by the arts council and supporters who buy "shares" in the buildings.
