The star has handed over the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
He was presented with the award on 16 October as his new release his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots had in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the performances I performed around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These venues are renowned, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists including the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports local stages.
Fender also joined in, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist numerous small stages across Britain.
These funds helped spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to issues stemming from floods, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted monetary aid in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and fans.
"The idea that money from concerts in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," Sam Fender has stated.
He is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize funds to charitable organizations.
Back when they won the award in 1996 for their release the album, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the act would give their cash to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist divided her award between multiple good causes, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they needed better apparatus," Ms Dynamite shared with a publication.
In recent years, they contributed their funds to the local youth club that developed their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally 1994 winners they gave their prize to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had protected two grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in the city were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who acquire "shares" in the properties.
