The star has handed over the entirety of his £25k award winnings to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
He was given the cheque on October 16 as his latest record his work was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts including the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
Fender also took part, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist 38 local spots across Britain.
The donation assisted venues that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and noise complaints.
Some locations received monetary aid in modernizing facilities and gear that helped musicians and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in major spaces helps the local stages, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to give his Mercury Prize prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when they earned the award in the year 1996 for their release Different Class, vocalist the singer stated that the act would donate their cash to the non-profit the charity.
That year, musician the artist divided her prize between multiple good causes, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," she explained to outlets.
Two years ago, they contributed their winnings to the community center that developed their group, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients M People gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," remarked singer the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected the lives of others."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued two local spots in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
The Joiners in that area and the other in that location were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the buildings.
