The artist has given the complete sum of his £25k Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the UK's small concert spaces.
Fender was presented with the prize on 16 October as his latest record People Watching was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function grassroots venues had in his early career.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have permanently closed – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
He also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds supported venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges stemming from water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations received financial assistance in modernizing infrastructure and gear that positively impacted musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from performances in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
He is not the first artist to contribute his Mercury Prize funds to charitable organizations.
In they received the trophy in the year 1996 for their album the album, frontman the singer announced that the group would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, artist she shared her award among a few charities, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," she shared with the media.
In recent years, the band gave their funds to the community center that nurtured their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients M People gave their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," stated singer the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our success touched another person's life."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had saved several grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
One venue in Southampton and The Croft in the city were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the venues.
