The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the UK's grassroots music venues.
He was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his latest record the album was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
Fender has opted to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the crucial part local spots played in his early career.
"I would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the region, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help 38 grassroots venues across Britain.
These funds helped locations that were facing imminent closure due to issues caused by floods, blazes and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues received funding support in upgrading facilities and gear that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that funds from shows in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his Mercury Prize funds to good deeds.
Back when the band won the prize in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the group would donate their prize money to the non-profit the charity.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her bounty between multiple charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," the artist explained to outlets.
Two years ago, the band donated their prize money to the community center that developed their group, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients they donated their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked artist the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our success touched another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had saved two small stages in the South East, by bringing them into community ownership.
The first in that area and The Croft in the city were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and supporters who buy "shares" in the buildings.
