The artist has given the full amount of his £25k Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
He was presented with the award on October 16 as his new release People Watching was declared the outstanding release of the previous year.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part small stages had in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing my current career if it weren't for all the performances I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these locations have permanently closed – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
In the last year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Fender also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous local spots across the UK.
The money supported spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties arising from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues received financial assistance in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The notion that funds from concerts in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
He is among several artists to donate his honor funds to charitable organizations.
In Pulp won the prize in 1996 for their record Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker declared that the act would donate their winnings to the organization the charity.
In 2002, artist she divided her award among a few charities, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed better apparatus," the artist told the media.
Previously, they donated their prize money to the community center that supported their group, alongside other local music groups.
And winners that year M People donated their award to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was found to have the condition.
"Winning was ample," remarked vocalist Small. "The cash was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched the lives of others."
Last week, the trust announced it had saved several grassroots venues in the South East, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in that area and the second in that location were acquired under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is funded by a national body and supporters who buy "ownership units" in the properties.
