The artist has donated the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the UK's independent concert spaces.
He was awarded the award on mid-October as his new release his work was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part local spots played in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the performances I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16% of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Fender also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support thirty-eight small stages across the UK.
These funds helped spaces that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties caused by flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues received financial assistance in upgrading facilities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The notion that money from concerts in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his Mercury Prize winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when the band earned the prize in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, lead singer Cocker declared that the group would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, artist Ms Dynamite divided her award between a few charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed better apparatus," she shared with the media.
In recent years, they gave their funds to the local youth club that nurtured their group, as well as other local music groups.
And winners that year the group gave their award to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was ample," remarked singer the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted another person's life."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had saved several grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in the city and The Croft in that location were purchased under the public acquisition program, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "stakes" in the properties.
