The artist has given the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the MVT, which operates to protect the UK's grassroots live music spots.
Fender was presented with the award on mid-October as his latest record People Watching was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the crucial part small stages played in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the shows I did around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, major artists including the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports smaller concert halls.
Sam Fender also joined in, raising over £100k on his live tour to help numerous grassroots venues across Britain.
The money supported venues that were confronting possible closure due to challenges arising from water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained financial assistance in improving facilities and gear that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that revenue from performances in big venues supports the local stages, where it all starts for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to contribute his Mercury Prize prize money to charitable organizations.
When Pulp received the trophy in 1996 for their release their work, frontman Jarvis Cocker declared that the group would contribute their winnings to the charity War Child.
In 2002, artist she divided her award across a few good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed new equipment," the artist explained to the media.
Two years ago, they gave their winnings to the youth organization that nurtured their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year M People contributed their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the illness.
"Winning was sufficient," stated singer Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success affected somebody else's life."
Last week, the trust announced it had saved a couple of local spots in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
