The artist has donated the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize cash to the Music Venues Trust, which works to preserve the UK's independent live music spots.
Fender was given the cheque on mid-October as his latest record his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the trust, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the shows I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," remarked Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have permanently closed – roughly 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists including the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous small stages across the UK.
The donation assisted spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and sound issues.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in upgrading amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that revenue from performances in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
The musician is not the first artist to contribute his award winnings to worthy causes.
In Pulp won the prize in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, vocalist Cocker announced that the act would give their winnings to the charity War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite shared her bounty between several charities, such as the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked new equipment," she told outlets.
Two years ago, the band donated their prize money to the community center that supported their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners the group donated their winnings to a MS organization after a acquaintance was found to have the condition.
"Receiving the award was ample," remarked artist Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning touched another person's life."
Last week, the MVT announced it had rescued a couple of grassroots venues in south-east England, by placing them under public stewardship.
The first in that area and the other in that location were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is funded by the arts council and enthusiasts who acquire "stakes" in the venues.
