The star has handed over the complete sum of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the Music Venues Trust, which works to save the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
The star was awarded the prize on mid-October as his new release his work was declared the outstanding release of the past year.
He has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in appreciation of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the area, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
The money assisted locations that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges caused by flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues obtained funding support in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The notion that funds from concerts in large arenas backs the local stages, where it all starts for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
He is among several artists to contribute his award funds to good deeds.
Back when the band earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their release Different Class, frontman Jarvis Cocker declared that the act would give their cash to the charity War Child.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite divided her bounty among multiple charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with a publication.
Previously, the band gave their winnings to the community center that nurtured their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Also 1994 winners the group gave their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was identified with the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," said artist Small. "The money was the bonus but we could do without the extra, because we had the honor. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the MVT announced it had saved two grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under local control.
The first in the city and The Croft in the city were acquired under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the buildings.
