The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 honor prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the Britain's small music venues.
The star was awarded the prize on October 16 as his latest record People Watching was declared the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing this success if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the area, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – roughly 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
He also participated, collecting more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds assisted venues that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties arising from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations received funding support in modernizing facilities and technical equipment that positively impacted performers and fans.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in big venues backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
The musician is not the first artist to contribute his Mercury Prize prize money to good deeds.
When they won the award in the mid-90s for their release their work, frontman Cocker announced that the band would donate their winnings to the charity War Child.
In 2002, musician she divided her award between multiple organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they needed better apparatus," she told outlets.
In recent years, the band gave their funds to the local youth club that nurtured their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year the group gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was ample," remarked vocalist Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our success touched the lives of others."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had saved a couple of small stages in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
One venue in the city and The Croft in the city were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by a national body and supporters who acquire "shares" in the properties.