The artist has given the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to preserve the Britain's small concert spaces.
He was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his third album his work was chosen as the top album of the previous year.
He has decided to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part grassroots venues fulfilled in his beginning days.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the performances I performed around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts like the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
Fender also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous local spots across Britain.
The money supported spaces that were facing possible closure due to issues arising from water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted funding support in improving infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The idea that funds from concerts in big venues helps the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to donate his award winnings to charitable organizations.
When the band received the prize in 1996 for their record the album, lead singer the singer announced that the act would give their prize money to the charity War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite shared her bounty across multiple charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," she explained to outlets.
In recent years, the band donated their prize money to the local youth club that developed their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year they contributed their award to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was ample," stated artist Heather Small. "The money was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our victory touched another person's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved two local spots in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in the city and the other in that location were bought under the public acquisition program, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the buildings.
