The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25k honor cash to the MVT, which works to protect the Britain's small live music spots.
Fender was awarded the prize on October 16 as his new release People Watching was declared the top album of the previous year.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the performances I did around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also participated, raising in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped spaces that were facing possible closure due to issues caused by water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in modernizing facilities and gear that helped performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from performances in large arenas backs the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," Fender has stated.
Fender is among several artists to contribute his Mercury Prize prize money to worthy causes.
In the band received the trophy in the year 1996 for their release their work, vocalist the singer announced that the group would give their winnings to the organization the charity.
During 2002, rapper and singer she divided her prize across a few good causes, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," she shared with outlets.
Two years ago, they contributed their funds to the local youth club that nurtured their group, as well as other local music groups.
Also winners that year the group gave their award to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," said singer Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
The first in that area and the other in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
