The artist has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which works to protect the United Kingdom's independent concert spaces.
He was given the award on October 16 as his new release People Watching was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports local stages.
He also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his live tour to help numerous grassroots venues across Britain.
The money assisted locations that were facing potential shutdown due to issues stemming from flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained financial assistance in improving facilities and gear that directly benefitted performers and audiences.
"The concept that funds from shows in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.
Fender is among several artists to contribute his Mercury Prize winnings to worthy causes.
Back when the band earned the trophy in 1996 for their album their work, lead singer the singer announced that the group would donate their prize money to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, musician the artist divided her award between a few charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required better apparatus," the artist explained to the media.
Two years ago, they contributed their winnings to the youth organization that developed their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients they donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was diagnosed the condition.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated singer Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't need the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory impacted somebody else's life."
Last week, the trust shared it had protected several small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in the city and The Croft in that location were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "stakes" in the buildings.
