The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25k award cash to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
Fender was given the prize on October 16 as his new release the album was declared the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues had in his early career.
"I wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the gigs I performed around the area, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these locations have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which goes to help local stages.
Fender also took part, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support numerous local spots across the UK.
The donation assisted spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to issues stemming from water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations received monetary aid in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from shows in big venues backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has stated.
Fender is among several artists to give his Mercury Prize funds to charitable organizations.
When the band won the trophy in 1996 for their record the album, frontman Jarvis Cocker declared that the group would donate their cash to the charity the charity.
During 2002, artist the artist shared her award across a few good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required better apparatus," she shared with the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective donated their winnings to the youth organization that developed their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also the 1994 recipients the group donated their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," stated artist Heather Small. "The money was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the trust shared it had protected a couple of small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
The first in the city and the second in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition program, which is funded by the arts council and enthusiasts who acquire "stakes" in the buildings.
