The artist has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound honor cash to the MVT, which functions to save the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
He was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his latest record his work was named the top album of the past year.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his initial steps.
"I would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
He also joined in, collecting over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to support 38 small stages across the UK.
The donation helped spaces that were facing imminent closure due to challenges arising from flooding, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations obtained funding support in upgrading infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from performances in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
Fender is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize prize money to charitable organizations.
When Pulp received the prize in 1996 for their release Different Class, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the group would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
That year, rapper and singer the artist shared her award across a few charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," she told the media.
Two years ago, they gave their prize money to the local youth club that nurtured their band, in addition to other local music groups.
And 1994 winners they gave their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Winning was ample," said artist Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our victory impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had rescued a couple of local spots in that region, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in that area and the other in that location were acquired under the community ownership program, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
