The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the Britain's small music venues.
He was awarded the prize on 16 October as his latest record People Watching was named the best record of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role small stages played in his early career.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have permanently closed – approximately one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits local stages.
Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support thirty-eight small stages across Britain.
The donation supported spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to issues caused by water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues received financial assistance in improving infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The concept that revenue from performances in big venues helps the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to contribute his award winnings to worthy causes.
In Pulp received the award in 1996 for their record the album, vocalist Cocker declared that the band would give their cash to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician she split her award across several organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they needed better apparatus," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
In recent years, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the youth organization that developed their band, in addition to other local music groups.
Also 1994 winners they contributed their award to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was ample," said artist the singer. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory impacted the lives of others."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had saved several grassroots venues in that region, by bringing them into local control.
One venue in the city and The Croft in that location were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
