The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25k Mercury Prize prize money to the MVT, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's grassroots concert spaces.
He was awarded the award on October 16 as his third album his work was named the best record of the previous year.
He has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role local spots played in his early career.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the performances I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
He also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his live tour to support thirty-eight small stages across the UK.
The donation assisted locations that were facing potential shutdown due to issues caused by flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in upgrading amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted musicians and concertgoers.
"The concept that funds from performances in large arenas helps the independent spots, where it all starts for artists like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
The musician is not the first artist to contribute his honor prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when the band received the award in 1996 for their album the album, vocalist Cocker announced that the act would contribute their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite divided her prize among several organizations, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," she explained to a publication.
Previously, the band donated their prize money to the youth organization that developed their group, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year the group donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the illness.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked vocalist the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust announced it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in the South East, by bringing them into local control.
The first in that area and The Croft in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who buy "stakes" in the venues.
