The star has given the full amount of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the United Kingdom's small live music spots.
He was presented with the prize on mid-October as his latest record the album was named the top album of the previous year.
Fender has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," stated Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – about one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, major artists such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to support the industry, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, collecting more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist numerous small stages across Britain.
The donation supported venues that were confronting possible closure due to issues caused by floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in improving infrastructure and gear that directly benefitted musicians and audiences.
"The notion that funds from shows in big venues helps the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
The musician is not the first artist to contribute his award funds to good deeds.
Back when they won the trophy in 1996 for their release their work, lead singer the singer stated that the group would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, musician the artist shared her prize between multiple organizations, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," she told a publication.
In recent years, the band gave their funds to the local youth club that nurtured their group, alongside other local music groups.
And winners that year they gave their award to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the condition.
"Winning was ample," remarked vocalist Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust announced it had protected a couple of small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into public stewardship.
One venue in the city and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership program, which is supported by Arts Council England and music fans who acquire "shares" in the venues.
