The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which works to protect the Britain's grassroots music venues.
Fender was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his third album his work was named the top album of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues played in his beginning days.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
Fender also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped spaces that were facing imminent closure due to challenges arising from flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues received funding support in improving amenities and gear that positively impacted musicians and audiences.
"The concept that funds from shows in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
Fender is not the first artist to donate his award funds to worthy causes.
Back when they received the prize in the year 1996 for their record their work, vocalist the singer declared that the act would contribute their cash to the organization War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite split her prize among several charities, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," she shared with a publication.
Previously, the band contributed their funds to the local youth club that developed their band, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," stated singer the singer. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the trust announced it had protected several small stages in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in that area and the other in the city were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and supporters who buy "stakes" in the properties.
