The artist has given the entirety of his £25,000 award cash to the trust for venues, which works to save the Britain's independent music venues.
He was presented with the prize on October 16 as his third album the album was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
He also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous local spots across the UK.
The money supported spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges stemming from water damage, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted funding support in improving amenities and technical equipment that helped performers and fans.
"The idea that revenue from shows in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his Mercury Prize winnings to worthy causes.
When the band earned the prize in the year 1996 for their release the album, vocalist the singer stated that the act would give their winnings to the organization War Child.
That year, artist the artist shared her award between several charities, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they required updated gear," she shared with the media.
In recent years, Ezra Collective gave their funds to the local youth club that supported their group, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients they gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked singer Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our victory affected another person's life."
Recently, the trust announced it had rescued a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in Southampton and The Croft in the city were bought under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
