The artist has handed over the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the UK's independent live music spots.
The star was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his third album the album was chosen as the top album of the past year.
He has decided to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots had in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the region, and further afield, when I was beginning," remarked Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the total UK scene.
In the last year, top acts including the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
Fender also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to help thirty-eight small stages across the UK.
The money supported locations that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges caused by water damage, blazes and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in modernizing facilities and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from concerts in big venues helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
He is far from the only musician to contribute his Mercury Prize winnings to charitable organizations.
When the band earned the trophy in 1996 for their record Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite split her award across multiple good causes, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," she explained to a publication.
Two years ago, the band gave their prize money to the community center that nurtured their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year the group contributed their award to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"Receiving the award was ample," stated artist the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the cake. So our winning touched the lives of others."
Recently, the trust shared it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and the other in that location were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the venues.
