The star has given the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to save the United Kingdom's independent music venues.
He was given the award on mid-October as his new release People Watching was named the best record of the last 12 months.
He has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," stated Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports smaller concert halls.
He also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his live tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across Britain.
These funds supported venues that were facing imminent closure due to challenges caused by flooding, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Other venues received funding support in modernizing facilities and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
He is among several artists to give his Mercury Prize winnings to worthy causes.
When the band won the prize in the year 1996 for their release their work, vocalist Cocker declared that the group would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her bounty between several organizations, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also gave a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required better apparatus," she shared with outlets.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective contributed their funds to the community center that nurtured their group, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And winners that year M People donated their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was ample," remarked singer the singer. "The cash was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had rescued several grassroots venues in the South East, by placing them under local control.
One venue in Southampton and the other in the city were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "shares" in the venues.
