The star has donated the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to preserve the UK's independent concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the award on mid-October as his latest record the album was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages played in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing this success if it weren't for all the shows I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these locations have permanently closed – about 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, top acts like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
He also took part, collecting over £100k on his live tour to support 38 local spots across the UK.
The donation assisted locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges arising from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations obtained financial assistance in upgrading infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and concertgoers.
"The idea that funds from performances in major spaces supports the local stages, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," the star has said.
He is far from the only musician to donate his Mercury Prize funds to worthy causes.
When Pulp earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their release the album, frontman the singer stated that the band would donate their winnings to the charity War Child.
During 2002, artist Ms Dynamite split her prize among a few organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required new equipment," the artist shared with a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective donated their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year they gave their award to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the illness.
"The victory was quite enough," stated artist Heather Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success touched the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT shared it had protected a couple of local spots in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in that area and the second in Bristol were acquired under the public acquisition program, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
