The artist has given the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
The star was awarded the award on 16 October as his latest record his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has decided 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 what I am doing today if it weren't for all the performances I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Fender also participated, collecting over £100k on his live tour to support thirty-eight small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds assisted spaces that were facing possible closure due to challenges stemming from floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The idea that money from concerts in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his honor winnings to good deeds.
In the band received the prize in 1996 for their album Different Class, frontman Cocker declared that the group would contribute their cash to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, artist Ms Dynamite divided her prize across a few good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," the artist told the media.
Previously, the band donated their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also the 1994 recipients M People contributed their award to a MS organization after a close contact was diagnosed the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," stated vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the extra but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success touched another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved a couple of local spots in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in the city were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "shares" in the properties.
