The star has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the trust for venues, which works to save the UK's small live music spots.
He was given the cheque on 16 October as his third album the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
Fender has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it weren't for all the gigs I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have permanently closed – roughly 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians like the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
He also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across the UK.
The money assisted spaces that were confronting possible closure due to difficulties caused by floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as permit problems, conflicts and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and fans.
"The idea that funds from shows in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just logical," Fender has stated.
He is far from the only musician to give his Mercury Prize winnings to worthy causes.
Back when Pulp received the trophy in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, frontman Cocker stated that the act would give their cash to the charity the charity.
In 2002, musician Ms Dynamite split her bounty across a few charities, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed new equipment," Ms Dynamite explained to outlets.
Previously, the band contributed their prize money to the youth organization that supported their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
And winners that year they contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the illness.
"The victory was quite enough," said vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had rescued a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in that area and The Croft in the city were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by the arts council and music fans who acquire "shares" in the buildings.
