The artist has donated the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to save the Britain's small music venues.
The star was presented with the prize on 16 October as his new release People Watching was declared the outstanding release of the past year.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the crucial part small stages played in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the shows I played around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," stated Sam Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, major artists including the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, collecting over £100k on his live tour to help 38 small stages across the UK.
The money assisted spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties arising from flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues obtained monetary aid in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from shows in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it begins for artists like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
He is far from the only musician to donate his Mercury Prize winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when the band earned the trophy in the mid-90s for their record Different Class, lead singer the singer stated that the band would donate their cash to the organization War Child.
During 2002, musician the artist divided her award among multiple good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a grand to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they required updated gear," she told the media.
In recent years, the band gave their winnings to the community center that supported their band, alongside other local music groups.
And the 1994 recipients M People gave their award to a MS organization after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," said artist Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our winning touched somebody else's life."
Last week, the trust revealed it had protected two small stages in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in that area and the second in that location were bought under the public acquisition program, which is supported by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
