The star has handed over the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the United Kingdom's small live music spots.
Fender was awarded the prize on mid-October as his third album People Watching was named the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues had in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the area, and further afield, when I was beginning," stated Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, top acts such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which benefits local stages.
He also joined in, raising over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to help 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped locations that were confronting possible closure due to difficulties stemming from floods, blazes and bereavements, as well as permit problems, conflicts and sound issues.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The notion that money from concerts in major spaces supports the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
He is not the first artist to contribute his Mercury Prize funds to good deeds.
In Pulp won the award in the mid-90s for their record their work, lead singer the singer announced that the group would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, artist she shared her bounty across a few charities, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite told the media.
Previously, they contributed their winnings to the community center that developed their group, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also 1994 winners they contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," remarked artist Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the honor. So our success impacted another person's life."
Recently, the trust revealed it had protected two small stages in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in that area and the second in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership program, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who acquire "shares" in the properties.
