The star has donated the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's independent concert spaces.
The star was given the prize on October 16 as his latest record the album was named the best record of the past year.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues fulfilled in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing this success if it weren't for all the performances I played around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
Fender also participated, raising in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds supported venues that were confronting potential shutdown due to challenges stemming from floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in upgrading amenities and gear that helped performers and fans.
"The notion that funds from shows in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," Fender has said.
He is far from the only musician to donate his Mercury Prize prize money to charitable organizations.
When they won the trophy in the year 1996 for their release Different Class, frontman the singer stated that the act would contribute their cash to the charity the charity.
In 2002, artist the artist divided her award among a few charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed updated gear," she explained to a publication.
Previously, they donated their winnings to the local youth club that developed their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally winners that year the group gave their award to a MS organization after a close contact was identified with the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," said singer Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had protected two grassroots venues in the South East, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in the city and the other in that location were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who buy "stakes" in the properties.
