The artist has given the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound Mercury Prize cash to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
He was presented with the prize on October 16 as his third album People Watching was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the crucial part local spots fulfilled in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," remarked Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, raising more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds assisted venues that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges stemming from floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted financial assistance in modernizing facilities and technical equipment that helped artists and audiences.
"The concept that funds from concerts in large arenas helps the local stages, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
The musician is not the first artist to give his award funds to worthy causes.
Back when Pulp received the trophy in 1996 for their release their work, frontman the singer stated that the group would contribute their prize money to the charity the charity.
In 2002, artist the artist divided her bounty between a few charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
Previously, they contributed their prize money to the youth organization that supported their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners M People donated their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," remarked singer Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory affected another person's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had protected two grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in the city and the second in that location were purchased under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by a national body and music fans who buy "stakes" in the properties.
