The artist has handed over the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to protect the Britain's grassroots music venues.
The star was awarded the prize on mid-October as his third album his work was chosen as the top album of the previous year.
He has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the shows I did around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," said Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a modest fee to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds assisted spaces that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained funding support in upgrading facilities and gear that helped musicians and audiences.
"The idea that revenue from performances in major spaces supports the local stages, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
He is not the first artist to donate his Mercury Prize winnings to worthy causes.
When Pulp won the trophy in 1996 for their record their work, frontman the singer stated that the group would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, musician the artist divided her award between several organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required better apparatus," the artist explained to the media.
Previously, the band contributed their winnings to the community center that nurtured their band, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners the group donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," said vocalist the singer. "The money was the extra but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our winning touched somebody else's life."
Last week, the MVT revealed it had rescued a couple of small stages in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in Southampton and the other in Bristol were bought under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who purchase "shares" in the buildings.
