The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the trust for venues, which works to protect the United Kingdom's independent concert spaces.
The star was presented with the prize on mid-October as his new release the album was chosen as the top album of the past year.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the trust, in recognition of the vital role small stages played in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the region, and further afield, when I was starting out," stated the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Recently, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also took part, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to help 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported spaces that were confronting possible closure due to challenges arising from water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Other venues received funding support in improving infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The idea that revenue from performances in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
He is far from the only musician to contribute his honor winnings to good deeds.
In the band earned the trophy in 1996 for their release Different Class, lead singer Cocker declared that the group would donate their prize money to the charity War Child.
During 2002, artist Ms Dynamite split her prize between a few good causes, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required new equipment," she shared with a publication.
Previously, the band contributed their prize money to the local youth club that nurtured their group, as well as other local music groups.
And winners that year they gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was identified with the illness.
"Winning was sufficient," stated singer Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted another person's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved several small stages in the South East, by placing them under public stewardship.
The first in the city and the other in the city were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is supported by the arts council and music fans who buy "stakes" in the venues.
