The star has handed over the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize prize money to the MVT, which works to protect the UK's grassroots live music spots.
Fender was given the award on October 16 as his latest record his work was declared the top album of the past year.
Fender has decided to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages had in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the shows I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to support the industry, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to help thirty-eight small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds supported spaces that were confronting possible closure due to difficulties caused by flooding, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained financial assistance in modernizing facilities and technical equipment that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The idea that funds from concerts in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
Fender is not the first artist to donate his award winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when they received the prize in the mid-90s for their release their work, vocalist Cocker stated that the band would contribute their prize money to the organization War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she divided her prize among a few good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked new equipment," the artist shared with the media.
In recent years, they gave their funds to the youth organization that developed their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
Additionally 1994 winners the group donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," stated vocalist Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the honor. So our victory touched another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had saved several local spots in the South East, by bringing them into community ownership.
The first in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who purchase "shares" in the buildings.
