The star has donated the complete sum of his £25k honor prize money to the trust for venues, which works to protect the UK's independent live music spots.
He was given the award on mid-October as his new release People Watching was declared the top album of the previous year.
He has decided to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role local spots played in his initial steps.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these venues have ceased operations – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
Sam Fender also took part, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported locations that were confronting imminent closure due to issues caused by floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in improving amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The idea that revenue from shows in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has commented.
He is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize winnings to worthy causes.
Back when they won the prize in 1996 for their record the album, vocalist Cocker announced that the act would contribute their cash to the organization the charity.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite split her prize across multiple charities, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required new equipment," she explained to the media.
Previously, they gave their funds to the youth organization that nurtured their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year M People donated their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," said artist Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our victory touched another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had rescued two small stages in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The first in Southampton and the other in the city were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the buildings.
