The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which operates to save the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the award on 16 October as his third album People Watching was named the best record of the last 12 months.
He has decided to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues played in his early career.
"I personally wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the performances I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, collecting more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help numerous local spots across Britain.
The money assisted spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to issues caused by floods, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, conflicts and sound issues.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in improving facilities and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and audiences.
"The idea that revenue from performances in major spaces supports the local stages, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," Fender has said.
He is among several artists to give his Mercury Prize funds to worthy causes.
When the band received the trophy in 1996 for their release the album, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the group would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist she split her award among a few charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," she shared with outlets.
Previously, the band gave their winnings to the community center that nurtured their band, in addition to other local music groups.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group contributed their award to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," stated singer Small. "The money was the extra but we could do without the bonus, because we had the cake. So our winning affected another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected several small stages in south-east England, by placing them under public stewardship.
The first in that area and The Croft in that location were bought under the community ownership program, which is supported by a national body and music fans who purchase "shares" in the properties.
