The star has donated the full amount of his £25,000 award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to preserve the Britain's small music venues.
The star was given the award on mid-October as his new release his work was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part local spots had in his initial steps.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," stated the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which goes to help independent venues.
He also joined in, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to support thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
The donation supported locations that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges caused by flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted monetary aid in modernizing facilities and technical equipment that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.
"The idea that funds from concerts in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
Fender is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize winnings to good deeds.
Back when the band earned the trophy in 1996 for their record the album, frontman the singer announced that the act would donate their prize money to the non-profit the charity.
That year, rapper and singer the artist shared her bounty across multiple charities, like the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," she explained to outlets.
Two years ago, the band contributed their prize money to the youth organization that developed their band, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And winners that year they donated their winnings to a MS organization after a acquaintance was found to have the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't need the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success touched another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued two local spots in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and the other in the city were acquired under the public acquisition program, which is supported by a national body and music fans who acquire "shares" in the venues.
