The artist has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to protect the UK's small concert spaces.
The star was awarded the prize on mid-October as his new release People Watching was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in appreciation of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it weren't for all the performances I performed around the region, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
He also participated, collecting over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
The money helped locations that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted monetary aid in modernizing facilities and gear that positively impacted performers and fans.
"The idea that money from concerts in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has commented.
The musician is not the first artist to contribute his Mercury Prize winnings to charitable organizations.
When they received the trophy in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, vocalist Cocker stated that the band would give their prize money to the charity War Child.
That year, artist the artist split her bounty between a few good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a grand to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they needed new equipment," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.
Previously, they donated their funds to the local youth club that supported their act, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners they gave their winnings to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated singer Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning affected another person's life."
Last week, the MVT shared it had rescued a couple of local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
The first in Southampton and the second in the city were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the buildings.
