The star has donated the entirety of his £25k honor winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to save the Britain's small live music spots.
He was awarded the award on mid-October as his third album his work was named the best record of the previous year.
The musician has opted to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function local spots had in his early career.
"I personally would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – roughly 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, top acts such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped locations that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges stemming from water damage, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained funding support in improving amenities and gear that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from concerts in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to donate his Mercury Prize prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when they received the trophy in 1996 for their album the album, vocalist the singer declared that the group would donate their winnings to the charity War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist divided her award between multiple good causes, such as 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 lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
Previously, the band donated their funds to the community center that supported their group, as well as other local music groups.
And 1994 winners M People donated their award to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was quite enough," said vocalist Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the trust shared it had rescued a couple of local spots in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in that area and the other in the city were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who purchase "stakes" in the venues.
