The star has given the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
The star was awarded the award on 16 October as his new release the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I performed around the area, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have permanently closed – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its initiatives to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which goes to help independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help numerous grassroots venues across the UK.
The money supported venues that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges arising from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in modernizing facilities and gear that helped musicians and audiences.
"The concept that funds from performances in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," Fender has said.
The musician is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize prize money to good deeds.
Back when Pulp earned the trophy in the mid-90s for their album their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would give their winnings to the charity the charity.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her prize among several charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," the artist told a publication.
Two years ago, the band gave their winnings to the youth organization that supported their group, as well as other local music groups.
And the 1994 recipients M People donated their award to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," stated singer Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our victory touched the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT shared it had rescued a couple of local spots in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and the second in the city were bought under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "shares" in the properties.
