The star has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 honor cash to the MVT, which operates to preserve the UK's independent concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the award on mid-October as his latest record People Watching was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported locations that were confronting imminent closure due to issues stemming from floods, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues were granted monetary aid in improving infrastructure and technical equipment that helped performers and fans.
"The notion that money from performances in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," Fender has commented.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his Mercury Prize winnings to worthy causes.
Back when they earned the trophy in 1996 for their release their work, vocalist the singer declared that the band would contribute their prize money to the charity the charity.
During 2002, artist she shared her bounty among a few organizations, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required better apparatus," the artist told the media.
Two years ago, the band gave their prize money to the local youth club that developed their act, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they gave their prize to a MS organization after a close contact was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated artist Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the honor. So our success affected another person's life."
Recently, the MVT shared it had rescued several grassroots venues in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
The first in the city and the second in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
