The artist has given the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the MVT, which works to protect the United Kingdom's independent concert spaces.
He was presented with the award on October 16 as his third album the album was chosen as the top album of the previous year.
He has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the shows I did around the region, and further afield, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, major artists such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, raising over £100k on his live tour to help 38 grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted locations that were facing possible closure due to challenges stemming from flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in modernizing facilities and gear that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The idea that funds from performances in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
Fender is not the first artist to donate his honor winnings to good deeds.
Back when the band earned the award in the mid-90s for their album the album, lead singer the singer announced that the act would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, musician she divided her prize across a few charities, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," the artist explained to a publication.
In recent years, they donated their funds to the youth organization that developed their group, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally 1994 winners the group donated their prize to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was found to have the illness.
"The victory was quite enough," said singer Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had protected a couple of local spots in that region, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in that area and the other in that location were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the properties.
