The artist has given the entirety of his £25k award cash to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the United Kingdom's small music venues.
He was awarded the prize on 16 October as his latest record his work was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in appreciation of the vital role small stages had in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by applying a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also participated, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, fires and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted funding support in modernizing facilities and gear that helped artists and fans.
"The notion that funds from concerts in large arenas backs the local stages, where it begins for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his Mercury Prize prize money to charitable organizations.
In they received the prize in the year 1996 for their release Different Class, vocalist the singer declared that the band would give their cash to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, artist she divided her bounty across a few organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required new equipment," the artist told a publication.
Previously, they contributed their funds to the community center that developed their act, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year M People gave their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was found to have the illness.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked vocalist the singer. "The prize was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success touched another person's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had saved a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in that area and The Croft in that location were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who acquire "stakes" in the buildings.
