The artist has donated the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the MVT, which works to preserve the Britain's small music venues.
The star was given the award on mid-October as his new release his work was named the best record of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages played in his initial steps.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the region, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these locations have shut down – approximately 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support numerous grassroots venues across Britain.
The donation assisted locations that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges stemming from water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from performances in major spaces helps the local stages, where it all starts for performers like me, is just sensible," Fender has stated.
Fender is not the first artist to donate his Mercury Prize winnings to charitable organizations.
When Pulp received the prize in the mid-90s for their release their work, lead singer Cocker stated that the band would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite shared her bounty among a few charities, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I contributed a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked new equipment," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.
Previously, the band gave their winnings to the youth organization that supported their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners M People donated their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the disease.
"The victory was ample," remarked artist Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our victory affected another person's life."
Recently, the trust announced it had saved several grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who buy "shares" in the properties.
