The star has given the full amount of his £25,000 award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the United Kingdom's small live music spots.
He was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his new release People Watching was chosen as the best record of the past year.
Fender has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting over £100k on his live tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted venues that were confronting possible closure due to difficulties caused by flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations received monetary aid in improving amenities and technical equipment that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The idea that funds from concerts in major spaces backs the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has commented.
The musician is among several artists to give his Mercury Prize winnings to worthy causes.
When they received the prize in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would contribute their prize money to the organization the charity.
That year, musician the artist split her prize between several good causes, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I gave a grand to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked better apparatus," she explained to the media.
Two years ago, they donated their funds to the youth organization that supported their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year the group gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was diagnosed the disease.
"The victory was ample," said singer Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our victory touched another person's life."
In the past week, the trust shared it had rescued a couple of local spots in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in the city and the second in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership program, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "shares" in the venues.
