The star has given the entirety of his £25,000 honor winnings to the trust for venues, which works to protect the United Kingdom's small live music spots.
The star was given the cheque on October 16 as his third album People Watching was named the best record of the past year.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
He also took part, collecting more than £100,000 on his live tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted venues that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from floods, fires and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Other venues received funding support in improving infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted artists and audiences.
"The idea that revenue from performances in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his Mercury Prize prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when they earned the prize in the mid-90s for their release their work, vocalist Cocker stated that the act would give their winnings to the charity the charity.
In 2002, artist the artist split her bounty among multiple charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
Previously, the band gave their funds to the community center that supported their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
Also the 1994 recipients they donated their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked singer the singer. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our victory affected another person's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected several grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and the second in the city were acquired under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is funded by a national body and music fans who buy "shares" in the properties.
