The star has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound honor cash to the trust for venues, which works to save the Britain's small live music spots.
He was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his third album the album was declared the best record of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to support the industry, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Fender also joined in, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist 38 grassroots venues across Britain.
The money assisted spaces that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges arising from floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in improving facilities and technical equipment that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The concept that funds from concerts in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has commented.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his Mercury Prize winnings to worthy causes.
When the band won the award in 1996 for their album their work, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would donate their cash to the charity War Child.
In 2002, musician she shared her prize across a few good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed updated gear," she explained to the media.
Two years ago, they gave their prize money to the community center that supported their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients they gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," stated vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the cake. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the MVT shared it had protected several grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The first in that area and the second in the city were bought under the community ownership program, which is backed by a national body and music fans who acquire "shares" in the buildings.
