The star has handed over the entirety of his £25k award cash to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the Britain's small music venues.
Fender was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his new release his work was declared the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has decided to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function local spots played in his initial steps.
"I would not have achieved this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, well-known musicians like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also took part, generating over £100k on his recent tour to help numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds assisted spaces that were facing possible closure due to issues caused by water damage, fires and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained funding support in improving infrastructure and gear that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The concept that funds from shows in big venues helps the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
He is not the first artist to give his Mercury Prize prize money to charitable organizations.
When they won the award in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, frontman Cocker announced that the act would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, musician she shared her award among multiple organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to the media.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective donated their funds to the youth organization that nurtured their act, in addition to other local music groups.
Also winners that year M People contributed their winnings to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked vocalist Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our victory affected the lives of others."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had protected a couple of local spots in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in that location were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "shares" in the buildings.
