The artist has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize cash to the MVT, which works to preserve the Britain's small music venues.
Fender was given the award on October 16 as his third album People Watching was named the best record of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role local spots played in his beginning days.
"I couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – roughly 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, major artists such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
He also participated, generating over £100k on his live tour to support 38 small stages across Britain.
The donation assisted locations that were dealing with possible closure due to difficulties arising from flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in upgrading facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from shows in big venues backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his honor winnings to good deeds.
Back when Pulp won the prize in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, lead singer the singer stated that the band would contribute their prize money to the charity the charity.
That year, rapper and singer she split her award across a few charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked new equipment," Ms Dynamite told the media.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their funds to the community center that developed their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
Additionally 1994 winners M People gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," remarked artist Small. "The prize was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the cake. So our winning touched another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had saved two small stages in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
One venue in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership program, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "shares" in the venues.
