The artist has donated the full amount of his £25,000 honor winnings to the MVT, which works to protect the Britain's small concert spaces.
The star was given the prize on mid-October as his third album People Watching was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the crucial part local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the performances I did around the area, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have shut down – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a modest fee to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
He also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support numerous local spots across Britain.
These funds supported venues that were facing imminent closure due to challenges caused by water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in improving facilities and technical equipment that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
He is far from the only musician to donate his Mercury Prize funds to charitable organizations.
Back when they received the prize in 1996 for their record Different Class, frontman Cocker announced that the band would contribute their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, musician the artist split her bounty between several charities, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also donated a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
Previously, the band gave their prize money to the community center that nurtured their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year they donated their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was found to have the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked singer the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the honor. So our success impacted the lives of others."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued two local spots in that region, by placing them under local control.
The first in that area and the other in the city were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by a national body and supporters who buy "stakes" in the properties.
