The artist has donated the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the UK's small music venues.
Fender was given the cheque on mid-October as his new release his work was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages played in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, collecting over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to support 38 small stages across Britain.
The money helped venues that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges arising from floods, blazes and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in improving amenities and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and audiences.
"The idea that funds from shows in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," the star has said.
He is among several artists to donate his award prize money to charitable organizations.
In Pulp received the prize in the year 1996 for their record their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would donate their winnings to the charity War Child.
In 2002, artist the artist split her prize between multiple organizations, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I gave a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," the artist told the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective donated their funds to the local youth club that nurtured their group, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year M People gave their award to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said singer Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our victory impacted another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued several grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under local control.
The first in the city and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by a national body and supporters who acquire "shares" in the properties.
