The star has given the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the MVT, which operates to save the United Kingdom's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was presented with the prize on October 16 as his third album People Watching was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the region, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – roughly 16 percent of the total UK scene.
In the last year, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
Fender also joined in, raising more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
The money assisted locations that were facing possible closure due to issues arising from flooding, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues obtained funding support in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The concept that revenue from performances in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his Mercury Prize funds to worthy causes.
In the band won the trophy in the mid-90s for their record the album, vocalist Jarvis Cocker stated that the act would contribute their winnings to the charity War Child.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her bounty among several good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.
Two years ago, they contributed their funds to the local youth club that supported their act, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners the group contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the condition.
"Receiving the award was ample," said vocalist Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success affected somebody else's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved two grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The first in the city and The Croft in that location were purchased under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
