The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25k award prize money to the MVT, which operates to save the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
The star was presented with the award on mid-October as his latest record the album was declared the outstanding release of the previous year.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," said Sam Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Sam Fender also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
The money supported spaces that were confronting potential shutdown due to issues caused by floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in improving infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from shows in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," Fender has said.
Fender is among several artists to contribute his Mercury Prize prize money to good deeds.
When Pulp earned the prize in 1996 for their record the album, vocalist the singer stated that the band would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist Ms Dynamite split her prize between several good causes, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked new equipment," the artist told the media.
Two years ago, the band donated their winnings to the youth organization that supported their act, alongside other local music groups.
And the 1994 recipients they contributed their award to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," remarked singer Heather Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our success affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in the city were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
