The star has given the full amount of his £25k Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which works to save the United Kingdom's independent music venues.
He was awarded the award on October 16 as his latest record People Watching was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role small stages played in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the shows I played around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These venues are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – roughly 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
Fender also joined in, collecting over £100k on his live tour to support 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped venues that were facing possible closure due to challenges caused by flooding, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained financial assistance in improving infrastructure and gear that positively impacted performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from concerts in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
The musician is among several artists to give his award prize money to good deeds.
In they earned the trophy in the mid-90s for their album their work, vocalist Cocker declared that the group would contribute their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, musician she divided her award among several good causes, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I gave a grand to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," she explained to a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their funds to the youth organization that developed their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients M People donated their prize to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," said artist Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our victory touched another person's life."
Last week, the MVT announced it had rescued several grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and the second in that location were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
