The artist has handed over the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the MVT, which works to preserve the United Kingdom's independent music venues.
The star was given the prize on 16 October as his new release his work was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
Fender has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the essential function local spots had in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I did around the area, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, well-known musicians like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
He also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
These funds supported locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to difficulties stemming from flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The idea that revenue from concerts in big venues backs the local stages, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to contribute his Mercury Prize prize money to worthy causes.
When they earned the prize in the year 1996 for their record the album, vocalist the singer declared that the band would contribute their cash to the non-profit the charity.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite divided her award between multiple good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," she told outlets.
In recent years, they donated their funds to the local youth club that supported their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year the group contributed their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"Winning was ample," stated vocalist the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and the second in the city were purchased under the public acquisition program, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
