The artist has donated the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the MVT, which works to save the UK's small concert spaces.
The star was awarded the prize on October 16 as his latest record the album was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in appreciation of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," stated Sam Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about one-sixth of the total UK scene.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help independent venues.
He also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
The money helped venues that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues caused by flooding, blazes and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations obtained financial assistance in modernizing infrastructure and gear that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The notion that money from concerts in large arenas helps the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his Mercury Prize prize money to worthy causes.
Back when they won the prize in 1996 for their release their work, frontman Jarvis Cocker stated that the group would give their cash to the non-profit the charity.
That year, rapper and singer she divided her award across several organizations, such as the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite told outlets.
In recent years, they gave their prize money to the community center that developed their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners they contributed their award to a MS organization after a close contact was identified with the condition.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our victory touched another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had rescued a couple of small stages in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in that area and the second in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who purchase "shares" in the venues.
