The artist has given the entirety of his £25,000 award prize money to the MVT, which works to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
He was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his new release the album was named the top album of the past year.
He has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function local spots played in his beginning days.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the performances I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a modest fee to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support numerous small stages across the UK.
The money assisted venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to issues caused by water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues obtained monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that helped musicians and audiences.
"The notion that funds from concerts in major spaces backs the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has commented.
He is not the first artist to donate his Mercury Prize funds to charitable organizations.
In they received the award in the mid-90s for their record Different Class, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would contribute their cash to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, artist the artist divided her prize among multiple organizations, like the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they required new equipment," the artist told outlets.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the community center that developed their band, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients M People contributed their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked artist the singer. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory touched another person's life."
Last week, the MVT revealed it had saved two local spots in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
One venue in that area and The Croft in the city were purchased under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "stakes" in the buildings.
