The star has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 honor cash to the MVT, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's independent live music spots.
He was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his third album the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – roughly 16 percent of the total UK scene.
In the last year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
He also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist numerous small stages across Britain.
These funds supported locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to challenges stemming from flooding, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues received financial assistance in upgrading facilities and technical equipment that directly benefitted performers and audiences.
"The concept that money from shows in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
He is far from the only musician to contribute his Mercury Prize prize money to good deeds.
When Pulp earned the award in the year 1996 for their release the album, lead singer the singer declared that the band would contribute their cash to the charity War Child.
That year, rapper and singer the artist split her prize between multiple organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they needed new equipment," the artist explained to the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective contributed their winnings to the local youth club that supported their band, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally 1994 winners they contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," stated artist Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the cake. So our victory touched somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had protected several small stages in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in that area and the other in that location were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by the arts council and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the venues.
