The star has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 award prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
The star was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his new release the album was declared the best record of the previous year.
He has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these locations have permanently closed – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also participated, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help 38 local spots across Britain.
The donation supported locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges stemming from floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues were granted monetary aid in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and audiences.
"The idea that money from performances in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
He is not the first artist to contribute his Mercury Prize prize money to charitable organizations.
In Pulp earned the award in the mid-90s for their record the album, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would donate their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, musician Ms Dynamite split her bounty among several organizations, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they needed better apparatus," the artist told outlets.
In recent years, the band contributed their winnings to the youth organization that supported their group, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group contributed their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated artist Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our victory impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT announced it had protected two small stages in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in the city were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "shares" in the venues.
