The artist has donated the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to protect the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
He was presented with the prize on October 16 as his third album the album was declared the top album of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the performances I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these venues have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, major artists such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their ticket prices, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges stemming from floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues received funding support in improving infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from performances in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
Fender is not the first artist to give his award funds to charitable organizations.
When the band received the award in 1996 for their release Different Class, lead singer Cocker announced that the act would donate their prize money to the organization the charity.
In 2002, artist Ms Dynamite divided her award across a few charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the local youth club that supported their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally winners that year they contributed their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"The victory was ample," remarked singer Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our winning touched another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued two grassroots venues in the South East, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in the city and the other in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the properties.
