The star has handed over the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to preserve the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was given the award on 16 October as his third album the album was named the top album of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the crucial part local spots had in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," stated Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, major artists including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a modest fee to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
He also participated, raising over £100k on his recent tour to help 38 small stages across the UK.
The money helped locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues arising from flooding, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations obtained funding support in improving amenities and gear that positively impacted musicians and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from shows in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to contribute his award winnings to good deeds.
When they received the award in the year 1996 for their release the album, frontman Cocker announced that the band would give their prize money to the charity War Child.
During 2002, artist Ms Dynamite shared her bounty across a few organizations, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also gave a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," she explained to a publication.
In recent years, the band gave their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their group, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group gave their award to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success touched the lives of others."
Last week, the MVT announced it had protected two small stages in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by a national body and supporters who purchase "stakes" in the venues.
