The artist has handed over the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to protect the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
Fender was given the prize on 16 October as his latest record the album was named the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the trust, in recognition of the essential function small stages had in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – approximately 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
Fender also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to help 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money helped venues that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties arising from flooding, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Other venues received financial assistance in upgrading facilities and gear that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The idea that revenue from shows in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
He is not the first artist to contribute his award funds to good deeds.
Back when they won the award in 1996 for their record their work, vocalist the singer announced that the group would give their prize money to the organization War Child.
That year, musician the artist split her bounty between several good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite told the media.
Two years ago, the band contributed their funds to the community center that developed their band, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally winners that year the group gave their winnings to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"The victory was quite enough," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected another person's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had rescued two grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
One venue in that area and the second in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues program, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who buy "stakes" in the venues.
