The artist has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the MVT, which functions to protect the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
Fender was awarded the prize on October 16 as his new release the album was declared the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function local spots played in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing this success if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
These funds assisted venues that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties arising from water damage, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in improving infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from shows in big venues backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to give his Mercury Prize prize money to good deeds.
When Pulp earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their record their work, lead singer Cocker declared that the band would give their cash to the charity War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite divided her prize between multiple charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a grand to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked better apparatus," she explained to outlets.
Previously, they gave their funds to the youth organization that supported their band, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners they gave their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked singer the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success touched the lives of others."
Recently, the trust announced it had protected two local spots in the South East, by placing them under public stewardship.
The first in Southampton and the second in the city were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
