The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the MVT, which functions to protect the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
He was presented with the award on mid-October as his latest record his work was chosen as the top album of the past year.
He has opted to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role local spots played in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the gigs I performed around the region, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists including the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also took part, collecting more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped locations that were confronting potential shutdown due to challenges stemming from water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained financial assistance in upgrading facilities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted artists and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from shows in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
He is among several artists to give his award prize money to worthy causes.
Back when they received the prize in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, lead singer Cocker stated that the act would donate their winnings to the organization War Child.
During 2002, musician she shared her bounty across a few charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked new equipment," the artist explained to outlets.
In recent years, they contributed their winnings to the youth organization that supported their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients they gave their award to a charity for MS after a close contact was identified with the condition.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated artist Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success affected the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT announced it had saved several local spots in the South East, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in Southampton and the other in Bristol were acquired under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "shares" in the buildings.
