The star has given the complete sum of his £25,000 award cash to the MVT, which works to protect the UK's independent live music spots.
Fender was given the cheque on October 16 as his new release his work was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role local spots had in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing this success if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits local stages.
Fender also joined in, raising more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist 38 grassroots venues across Britain.
The donation assisted locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges caused by floods, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Other venues obtained monetary aid in improving amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from concerts in large arenas backs the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has stated.
Fender is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize funds to worthy causes.
Back when the band received the award in 1996 for their record their work, lead singer Cocker announced that the band would donate their winnings to the non-profit the charity.
During 2002, musician the artist split her award between several charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also donated a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," the artist shared with a publication.
In recent years, they donated their funds to the local youth club that developed their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients they contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," remarked vocalist the singer. "The money 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 Music Venues Trust shared it had saved two local spots in south-east England, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in that area and The Croft in that location were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
