The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25k award prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's independent live music spots.
He was given the award on October 16 as his new release the album was chosen as the best record of the past year.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the region, and further afield, when I was starting out," stated the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, raising over £100k on his recent tour to support thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
These funds supported venues that were dealing with potential shutdown due to difficulties caused by water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in upgrading amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted musicians and audiences.
"The notion that funds from shows in big venues helps the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has said.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his Mercury Prize winnings to worthy causes.
In the band received the trophy in the year 1996 for their release Different Class, vocalist Cocker declared that the band would give their winnings to the charity the charity.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite split her prize between several organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I gave a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.
In recent years, the band contributed their funds to the community center that developed their act, in addition to other local music groups.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was diagnosed the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," remarked singer Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success affected another person's life."
Last week, the trust revealed it had protected two grassroots venues in south-east England, by bringing them into local control.
The first in Southampton and the other in the city were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who buy "shares" in the venues.
