The star has handed over the full amount of his £25k honor prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the UK's small music venues.
The star was given the prize on October 16 as his latest record the album was declared the best record of the previous year.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part local spots had in his initial steps.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – about one-sixth of the total UK scene.
In the last year, major artists like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
He also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support thirty-eight small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported venues that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges arising from floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations received funding support in improving facilities and technical equipment that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The idea that revenue from concerts in large arenas helps the local stages, where it begins for artists like me, is just logical," Fender has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to contribute his Mercury Prize funds to charitable organizations.
In Pulp received the trophy in the year 1996 for their album the album, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the group would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
That year, rapper and singer she shared her bounty across a few organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I gave a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," she explained to a publication.
Two years ago, they gave their prize money to the local youth club that developed their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients the group gave their winnings to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was ample," said singer Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had saved two local spots in that region, by bringing them into local control.
The Joiners in the city and the second in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by a national body and supporters who buy "ownership units" in the buildings.
