The star has donated the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to save the Britain's independent music venues.
Fender was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his latest record People Watching was named the top album of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part small stages had in his early career.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the shows I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
He also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to issues stemming from floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces were granted monetary aid in upgrading facilities and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The concept that revenue from shows in large arenas helps the local stages, where it begins for performers like me, is just common sense," Sam Fender has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to donate his Mercury Prize funds to good deeds.
Back when the band received the trophy in the year 1996 for their record their work, frontman the singer declared that the band would donate their cash to the organization War Child.
In 2002, musician the artist divided her award among several charities, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I contributed a grand to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they needed new equipment," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the youth organization that supported their group, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients M People contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," said artist Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected the lives of others."
Recently, the trust revealed it had rescued a couple of local spots in the South East, by placing them under public stewardship.
The first in Southampton and The Croft in that location were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who buy "shares" in the venues.
