The star has donated the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the MVT, which functions to protect the Britain's grassroots music venues.
The star was presented with the prize on October 16 as his latest record People Watching was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
Fender has decided to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part local spots played in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these locations have ceased operations – about one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
He also took part, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist 38 small stages across Britain.
These funds supported locations that were dealing with possible closure due to issues arising from water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces were granted funding support in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The notion that money from concerts in major spaces helps the independent spots, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to donate his Mercury Prize funds to charitable organizations.
When they received the award in 1996 for their album their work, vocalist the singer announced that the band would contribute their winnings to the organization War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite divided her bounty across several organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," the artist explained to the media.
In recent years, they contributed their funds to the youth organization that developed their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally 1994 winners they gave their prize to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the disease.
"The victory was quite enough," stated vocalist Small. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success impacted the lives of others."
Last week, the MVT shared it had rescued a couple of local spots in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in that area and the other in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by the arts council and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
