The star has given the complete sum of his £25,000 honor winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was given the award on mid-October as his third album People Watching was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the trust, in recognition of the essential function small stages had in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly 16% of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which goes to help local stages.
Sam Fender also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped venues that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges stemming from water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The concept that revenue from performances in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to give his Mercury Prize funds to charitable organizations.
When they earned the trophy in 1996 for their album Different Class, frontman the singer announced that the act would contribute their winnings to the charity War Child.
In 2002, artist she split her award between a few charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," the artist told a publication.
In recent years, the band donated their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they contributed their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," stated singer Heather Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had saved two local spots in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The first in the city and the second in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by a national body and supporters who buy "shares" in the properties.
