The star has given the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize prize money to the MVT, which works to preserve the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
He was given the cheque on 16 October as his new release the album was declared the best record of the past year.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues had in his early career.
"I wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the performances I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – about one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Fender also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist 38 grassroots venues across Britain.
The donation helped spaces that were facing possible closure due to challenges caused by water damage, blazes and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained financial assistance in improving facilities and gear that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The concept that money from concerts in big venues helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
He is among several artists to give his award funds to good deeds.
When they earned the prize in the year 1996 for their record the album, vocalist Cocker stated that the group would donate their winnings to the organization War Child.
During 2002, musician the artist split her award between a few charities, like the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed updated gear," she explained to the media.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective contributed their prize money to the community center that developed their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year they contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said artist Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we could do without the cherry, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted another person's life."
Last week, the trust revealed it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in the city and the other in the city were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by a national body and supporters who acquire "shares" in the buildings.
