The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25k award prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the Britain's independent music venues.
Fender was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his new release the album was chosen as the top album of the past year.
He has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the North East, and beyond, when I was just getting going," stated Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped venues that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges stemming from floods, blazes and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in modernizing facilities and gear that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The idea that funds from shows in major spaces helps the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," Fender has said.
He is far from the only musician to donate his Mercury Prize winnings to charitable organizations.
In they earned the trophy in 1996 for their release Different Class, frontman the singer announced that the act would donate their cash to the non-profit the charity.
During 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite shared her prize among several good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with a publication.
Previously, they contributed their funds to the community center that nurtured their band, alongside other local music groups.
Also winners that year M People gave their prize to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said artist Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected another person's life."
Recently, the trust announced it had saved several small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to community ownership.
One venue in that area and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership program, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
