The star has donated the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which works to save the Britain's small concert spaces.
The star was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his latest record the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the vital role local spots 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 North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
Fender also joined in, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across Britain.
The donation assisted spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from flooding, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and fans.
"The notion that money from shows in big venues supports the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has stated.
He is far from the only musician to donate his award winnings to worthy causes.
When Pulp earned the prize in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, frontman Jarvis Cocker announced that the group would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist she shared her award between several good causes, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," she told the media.
In recent years, Ezra Collective donated their funds to the local youth club that developed their band, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners the group gave their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," stated singer Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted somebody else's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved a couple of small stages in the South East, by transferring them to local control.
The first in Southampton and the other in Bristol were acquired under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "stakes" in the buildings.
