The artist has handed over the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize prize money to the MVT, which functions to preserve the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
The star was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his third album People Watching was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
Fender has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the crucial part local spots had in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the region, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have permanently closed – about 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
He also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money helped locations that were facing imminent closure due to challenges caused by floods, fires and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in improving infrastructure and gear that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from shows in big venues supports the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
Fender is among several artists to give his Mercury Prize funds to good deeds.
In they earned the prize in the mid-90s for their album the album, frontman Cocker stated that the band would contribute their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite shared her award across multiple charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a grand to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective contributed their funds to the local youth club that nurtured their band, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners the group donated their award to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the illness.
"The victory was quite enough," stated singer the singer. "The money was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success touched another person's life."
Recently, the MVT shared it had saved a couple of local spots in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The first in the city and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who buy "shares" in the buildings.
