The star has given the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the MVT, which works to protect the UK's independent music venues.
Fender was presented with the prize on mid-October as his new release the album was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing this success if it weren't for all the gigs I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have permanently closed – about 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also participated, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to issues caused by floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces received funding support in upgrading infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and audiences.
"The notion that funds from performances in large arenas backs the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
The musician is not the first artist to give his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when the band won the prize in 1996 for their record their work, lead singer Cocker announced that the band would give their prize money to the charity War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite shared her prize among multiple good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," the artist shared with outlets.
In recent years, they donated their prize money to the community center that developed their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year the group contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was diagnosed the condition.
"The victory was ample," said artist Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched somebody else's life."
Recently, the MVT announced it had saved several small stages in that region, by transferring them to local control.
One venue in that area and the other in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the buildings.
