The artist has given the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the Britain's independent concert spaces.
The star was given the cheque on mid-October as his third album People Watching was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the crucial part small stages played in his early career.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
These funds supported venues that were facing possible closure due to challenges caused by water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Some locations received monetary aid in improving facilities and gear that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The idea that funds from performances in large arenas helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his Mercury Prize funds to good deeds.
In Pulp earned the trophy in the mid-90s for their release their work, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would contribute their winnings to the charity War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer she divided her bounty across multiple charities, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they required new equipment," she told the media.
Two years ago, they contributed their winnings to the local youth club that developed their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year the group contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was found to have the condition.
"The victory was ample," remarked vocalist Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had rescued a couple of local spots in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The first in that area and the other in that location were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the buildings.
