The artist has given the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize cash to the MVT, which works to protect the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
The star was given the cheque on mid-October as his latest record his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the essential function local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I performed around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," stated Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
Fender also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help numerous grassroots venues across Britain.
These funds helped locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges caused by floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces were granted monetary aid in improving amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that revenue from performances in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
Fender is not the first artist to give his award funds to worthy causes.
Back when the band received the trophy in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, lead singer the singer declared that the band would give their prize money to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite shared her prize between a few organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I gave a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked better apparatus," the artist shared with the media.
Previously, they donated their funds to the local youth club that nurtured their band, in addition to other local music groups.
Also winners that year the group contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was ample," said singer the singer. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our success impacted another person's life."
Last week, the MVT announced it had rescued several local spots in that region, by placing them under local control.
One venue in that area and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition program, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
