The star has donated the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize winnings to the MVT, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's independent concert spaces.
He was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his third album his work was named the outstanding release of the past year.
The musician has decided to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, well-known musicians like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted locations that were facing possible closure due to challenges caused by water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained financial assistance in modernizing amenities and gear that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The concept that funds from concerts in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has stated.
The musician is among several artists to give his Mercury Prize winnings to charitable organizations.
When they received the trophy in the mid-90s for their release the album, frontman Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician she split her bounty between several good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked better apparatus," she explained to the media.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their prize money to the community center that supported their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally 1994 winners M People contributed their award to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," said artist Heather Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning touched the lives of others."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had saved a couple of local spots in the South East, by placing them under local control.
The first in the city and the second in the city were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
