The artist has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the Britain's small music venues.
The star was given the cheque on October 16 as his third album his work was named the top album of the past year.
The musician has decided to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the essential function small stages had in his initial steps.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these venues have permanently closed – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Fender also took part, generating over £100k on his live tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across Britain.
The money helped venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from flooding, blazes and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces received funding support in modernizing facilities and gear that helped performers and fans.
"The notion that money from performances in big venues backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to donate his Mercury Prize funds to good deeds.
In Pulp received the trophy in the year 1996 for their release Different Class, frontman the singer declared that the act would donate their prize money to the organization War Child.
That year, musician she shared her bounty across several charities, such as the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective contributed their prize money to the youth organization that nurtured their act, as well as other local music groups.
And 1994 winners the group gave their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was found to have the condition.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said vocalist the singer. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and the second in that location were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by a national body and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
