The artist has donated the entirety of his £25k honor prize money to the MVT, which works to protect the Britain's small music venues.
He 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 opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in appreciation of the crucial part local spots had in his early career.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the area, and further afield, when I was beginning," remarked Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to support the industry, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help independent venues.
He also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help numerous local spots across the UK.
These funds supported spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to issues caused by flooding, blazes and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Other venues obtained monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from shows in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to donate his Mercury Prize prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp won the prize in the mid-90s for their record their work, frontman Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would donate their prize money to the organization War Child.
That year, artist she divided her award across several good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they required new equipment," she explained to outlets.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their funds to the youth organization that nurtured their act, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year the group gave their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," said artist Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory impacted another person's life."
Recently, the trust announced it had protected several grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to local control.
One venue in Southampton and The Croft in the city were bought under the public acquisition program, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the venues.
