The star has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the trust for venues, which works to protect the UK's small concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the prize on October 16 as his latest record People Watching was named the best record of the previous year.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to help 38 grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues stemming from flooding, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained financial assistance in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The idea that revenue from performances in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just common sense," Fender has commented.
He is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp earned the prize in the mid-90s for their album the album, frontman Cocker declared that the group would give their cash to the charity War Child.
During 2002, artist the artist split her prize across multiple charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they needed new equipment," she explained to a publication.
Two years ago, the band contributed their prize money to the local youth club that supported their band, in addition to other local music groups.
Also the 1994 recipients the group contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," stated singer the singer. "The prize was the cherry on top but we could do without the cherry, because we had the cake. So our victory touched somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had saved a couple of grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in Southampton and the second in the city were purchased under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
