The artist has donated the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the Britain's grassroots music venues.
The star was presented with the award on mid-October as his third album his work was chosen as the best record of the past year.
He has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the area, and beyond, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also participated, collecting over £100k on his live tour to assist thirty-eight small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported venues that were facing imminent closure due to issues stemming from floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted musicians and audiences.
"The concept that funds from performances in big venues helps the independent spots, where it begins for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to contribute his Mercury Prize funds to good deeds.
When Pulp earned the prize in 1996 for their record their work, lead singer Cocker declared that the group would contribute their cash to the organization War Child.
In 2002, musician she divided her bounty across several good causes, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed new equipment," she shared with a publication.
Previously, the band contributed their prize money to the youth organization that supported their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners they donated their prize to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the illness.
"The victory was quite enough," stated vocalist the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success touched another person's life."
Last week, the MVT shared it had saved several local spots in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in that area and the second in the city were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by the arts council and enthusiasts who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
