The star has given the complete sum of his £25k Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
He was presented with the prize on 16 October as his new release his work was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
Fender also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist 38 local spots across the UK.
These funds assisted venues that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues arising from floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Other venues obtained funding support in improving facilities and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The idea that revenue from concerts in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to contribute his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when the band earned the award in the mid-90s for their release the album, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would give their cash to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist Ms Dynamite divided her prize among a few good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," the artist shared with the media.
Previously, the band donated their winnings to the community center that supported their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year M People contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"Receiving the award was ample," remarked artist Heather Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our victory impacted another person's life."
Recently, the trust revealed it had saved several small stages in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
The first in the city and the other in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by the arts council and supporters who purchase "shares" in the venues.
