The star has donated the complete sum of his £25k honor winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the UK's small concert spaces.
He was given the cheque on October 16 as his new release his work was declared the top album of the previous year.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have permanently closed – roughly one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
He also participated, collecting over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
The donation assisted spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to difficulties arising from water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in improving facilities and gear that helped artists and concertgoers.
"The concept that revenue from performances in large arenas helps the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
He is not the first artist to contribute his Mercury Prize funds to charitable organizations.
Back when the band received the trophy in the year 1996 for their record the album, vocalist Cocker declared that the group would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite divided her bounty across a few organizations, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," the artist shared with the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective contributed their prize money to the youth organization that developed their act, as well as other local music groups.
Also 1994 winners they gave their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the disease.
"The victory was ample," remarked singer the singer. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had saved two small stages in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in that location were purchased under the public acquisition program, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who purchase "shares" in the buildings.
