The star has handed over the entirety of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the UK's independent concert spaces.
The star was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his new release the album was declared the best record of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues played in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have permanently closed – roughly one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Fender also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds supported spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to difficulties arising from water damage, fires and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Other venues obtained funding support in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and concertgoers.
"The concept that revenue from performances in large arenas helps the independent spots, where it all starts for artists like me, is just common sense," Fender has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to donate his Mercury Prize funds to good deeds.
When the band won the prize in the mid-90s for their album their work, lead singer Cocker announced that the act would give their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist split her bounty among several good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," the artist told outlets.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their winnings to the youth organization that developed their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients the group gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the illness.
"Winning was sufficient," stated vocalist the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the honor. So our success affected the lives of others."
Recently, the trust shared it had saved several local spots in the South East, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in Southampton and the other in the city were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by the arts council and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
