The artist has given the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the MVT, which functions to save the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
The star was awarded the award on 16 October as his third album the album was declared the top album of the previous year.
The musician has decided to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was starting out," stated Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – about one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also participated, raising over £100k on his recent tour to assist 38 local spots across Britain.
The money helped venues that were facing imminent closure due to issues stemming from flooding, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues were granted funding support in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The notion that money from shows in large arenas backs the local stages, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," Fender has stated.
The musician is far from the only musician to give his honor funds to charitable organizations.
Back when the band won the prize in 1996 for their album Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the group would give their prize money to the organization War Child.
That year, rapper and singer the artist shared her bounty across several good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," the artist told outlets.
In recent years, Ezra Collective gave their funds to the local youth club that supported their act, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients the group gave their award to a MS organization after a close contact was identified with the illness.
"The victory was ample," remarked singer the singer. "The cash was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our winning touched somebody else's life."
Last week, the MVT announced it had protected several small stages in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
One venue in Southampton and the other in that location were bought under the public acquisition program, which is supported by Arts Council England and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
