The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 honor cash to the MVT, which operates to save the UK's independent concert spaces.
He was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his latest record his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the area, and further afield, when I was beginning," remarked Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by applying a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports smaller concert halls.
He also participated, raising over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous small stages across Britain.
The donation supported spaces that were confronting potential shutdown due to issues arising from water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues were granted funding support in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that funds from shows in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his Mercury Prize winnings to good deeds.
When they earned the award in the mid-90s for their release their work, frontman Cocker declared that the group would donate their winnings to the organization the charity.
In 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite divided her bounty across a few organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required updated gear," the artist shared with a publication.
In recent years, they contributed their funds to the youth organization that developed their group, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners they donated their award to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," said vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the cake. So our success affected another person's life."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had protected two grassroots venues in that region, by bringing them into 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 enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
