The artist has donated the complete sum of his £25k Mercury Prize winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the UK's grassroots music venues.
Fender was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his new release his work was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
He has opted to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
He also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support numerous small stages across Britain.
The money assisted venues that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges caused by floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in improving amenities and technical equipment that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from concerts in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has stated.
The musician is among several artists to donate his Mercury Prize funds to good deeds.
In Pulp earned the award in the year 1996 for their album the album, frontman the singer announced that the band would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist the artist divided her prize among several good causes, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," she explained to outlets.
Previously, they contributed their prize money to the local youth club that supported their group, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally the 1994 recipients M People donated their award to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"Winning was ample," said artist Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our victory affected the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had protected a couple of local spots in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
The first in the city and the second in the city were acquired under the community ownership program, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
