The artist has given the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to save the United Kingdom's independent music venues.
He was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his latest record his work was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
The musician has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the shows I did around the area, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Recently, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
He also took part, generating over £100k on his live tour to assist numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted venues that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges arising from water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and fans.
"The idea that funds from concerts in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
Fender is not the first artist to donate his Mercury Prize funds to good deeds.
When Pulp received the trophy in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would give their cash to the organization War Child.
In 2002, artist she divided her prize between several charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," she told the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective contributed their funds to the local youth club that supported their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year M People contributed their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was ample," said artist the singer. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had protected two grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in the city and The Croft in that location were bought under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who buy "stakes" in the properties.
