The star has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the MVT, which operates to preserve the Britain's small music venues.
Fender was presented with the prize on 16 October as his new release People Watching was chosen as the best record of the past year.
The musician has opted to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role small stages had in his early career.
"I personally wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these venues have permanently closed – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
He also participated, raising over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds supported spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from flooding, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted monetary aid in upgrading facilities and gear that helped performers and fans.
"The notion that money from performances in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
He is among several artists to give his honor winnings to worthy causes.
In Pulp earned the trophy in 1996 for their album Different Class, lead singer Cocker stated that the band would donate their winnings to the organization War Child.
In 2002, artist she divided her prize among multiple good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I donated a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.
In recent years, the band gave their prize money to the local youth club that nurtured their act, alongside other local music groups.
And winners that year the group gave their prize to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked artist the singer. "The money was the bonus but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning touched another person's life."
Recently, the MVT shared it had rescued several local spots in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
The first in that area and the other in that location were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who acquire "stakes" in the venues.
