The artist has given the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the trust for venues, which functions to save the Britain's small live music spots.
Fender was awarded the award on October 16 as his latest record his work was named the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about 16% of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
Sam Fender also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across Britain.
The money assisted spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges arising from floods, blazes and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations received monetary aid in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from shows in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
He is far from the only musician to donate his Mercury Prize prize money to good deeds.
Back when they received the trophy in 1996 for their release their work, vocalist the singer stated that the act would contribute their winnings to the organization War Child.
That year, rapper and singer the artist split her prize between multiple good causes, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I donated a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they needed new equipment," the artist explained to outlets.
Two years ago, they contributed their prize money to the youth organization that supported their group, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients they gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the illness.
"Winning was sufficient," stated vocalist Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected a couple of small stages in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and the second in that location were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
