The star has given the entirety of his £25,000 award winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the Britain's small concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the prize on mid-October as his third album his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the performances I played around the North East, and further afield, when I was beginning," said the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support 38 small stages across Britain.
The money helped spaces that were facing imminent closure due to challenges caused by flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained funding support in upgrading facilities and gear that positively impacted musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from concerts in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just logical," Fender has commented.
Fender is among several artists to give his Mercury Prize prize money to good deeds.
When Pulp won the prize in the mid-90s for their album their work, vocalist the singer announced that the group would give their prize money to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, artist the artist split her prize between multiple good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they required better apparatus," she shared with the media.
Previously, the band donated their prize money to the community center that developed their act, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally 1994 winners they contributed their award to a MS organization after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," stated singer the singer. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our winning touched somebody else's life."
Recently, the MVT announced it had rescued two small stages in the South East, by placing them under local control.
One venue in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
