The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the Music Venues Trust, which works to save the United Kingdom's independent live music spots.
He was awarded the award on 16 October as his new release the album was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues played in his beginning days.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists like the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
He also took part, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
The money assisted venues that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges caused by water damage, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained funding support in improving amenities and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from shows in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it all starts for artists like me, is just common sense," Fender has stated.
The musician is among several artists to donate his honor winnings to good deeds.
Back when they received the trophy in 1996 for their record the album, vocalist Cocker stated that the act would contribute their cash to the charity War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite divided her award across a few good causes, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite explained to outlets.
Two years ago, the band contributed their funds to the youth organization that developed their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners they gave their award to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"The victory was quite enough," remarked vocalist Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had protected two small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in that area and the other in that location were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who buy "shares" in the buildings.
