The star has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to save the Britain's small music venues.
The star was awarded the award on 16 October as his latest record his work was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots played in his beginning days.
"I personally 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 just getting going," remarked Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these locations have permanently closed – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to help numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties stemming from water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Some locations obtained funding support in improving infrastructure and technical equipment that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from concerts in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to contribute his honor prize money to good deeds.
Back when Pulp earned the award in the mid-90s for their record their work, frontman the singer declared that the act would contribute their cash to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, musician the artist divided her bounty among multiple good causes, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," she explained to the media.
In recent years, the band contributed their prize money to the community center that developed their band, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Additionally 1994 winners the group donated their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"Receiving the award was ample," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our winning affected another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved two small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in the city and the other in Bristol were acquired under the public acquisition program, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who buy "stakes" in the venues.
