The star has handed over the entirety of his £25,000 honor prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the UK's grassroots live music spots.
The star was awarded the prize on mid-October as his latest record his work was declared the best record of the past year.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds supported venues that were facing imminent closure due to challenges caused by floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in improving amenities and technical equipment that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The notion that funds from performances in major spaces supports the local stages, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," Fender has said.
Fender is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize funds to worthy causes.
Back when they received the award in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, lead singer the singer declared that the band would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her prize between a few good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," she explained to a publication.
Two years ago, the band contributed their prize money to the youth organization that supported their group, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients M People gave their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," stated artist the singer. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success touched another person's life."
Recently, the MVT announced it had saved several local spots in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in that area and the other in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "shares" in the venues.
