The artist has donated the entirety of his £25,000 award cash to the MVT, which operates to save the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
The star was given the cheque on October 16 as his new release the album was named the top album of the past year.
Fender has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages had in his early career.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the area, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
Sam Fender also took part, collecting over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to support thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to issues arising from flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted monetary aid in upgrading amenities and gear that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The concept that revenue from shows in big venues backs the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
The musician is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize funds to worthy causes.
In Pulp earned the award in the year 1996 for their album the album, frontman the singer stated that the group would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer the artist split her award among a few good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," she shared with outlets.
Two years ago, they donated their winnings to the youth organization that supported their band, as well as other local music groups.
Also winners that year M People donated their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," said vocalist Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the MVT announced it had saved several small stages in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in that area and the second in the city were bought under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
