The star has handed over the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the UK's independent concert spaces.
The star was given the award on mid-October as his new release People Watching was declared the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his beginning days.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports smaller concert halls.
Fender also took part, generating over £100k on his recent tour to assist numerous local spots across Britain.
These funds helped spaces that were facing possible closure due to difficulties arising from water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained funding support in upgrading facilities and technical equipment that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The notion that funds from concerts in big venues supports the local stages, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
The musician is among several artists to donate his honor prize money to good deeds.
When the band won the prize in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, frontman Cocker announced that the band would donate their winnings to the charity the charity.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite divided her prize between several good causes, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," the artist explained to a publication.
In recent years, they donated their prize money to the youth organization that nurtured their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients the group donated their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was found to have the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," stated artist the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success affected somebody else's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected several local spots in the South East, by transferring them to local control.
One venue in the city and the second in the city were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who acquire "shares" in the buildings.
