The star has given the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the MVT, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's independent concert spaces.
Fender was given the cheque on 16 October as his latest record his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has opted to hand the money over to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the area, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, top acts including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits local stages.
He also took part, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to support 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported venues that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges arising from flooding, blazes and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues obtained funding support in modernizing amenities and gear that directly benefitted performers and audiences.
"The concept that money from performances in big venues helps the independent spots, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has stated.
He is far from the only musician to donate his honor funds to worthy causes.
Back when Pulp received the prize in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist the singer announced that the act would give their prize money to the organization War Child.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her bounty among multiple good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
In recent years, they contributed their prize money to the youth organization that supported their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year M People contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Winning was ample," remarked artist the singer. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the cherry, because we had the cake. So our winning affected another person's life."
Last week, the trust revealed it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in the city and the other in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the buildings.
