The star has donated the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize prize money to the MVT, which works to save the UK's grassroots music venues.
He was presented with the award on mid-October as his new release People Watching was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the trust, in recognition of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved this success if it weren't for all the shows I played around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," said the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a modest fee to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
Fender also joined in, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to assist numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges caused by water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that helped performers and fans.
"The idea that funds from shows in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
The musician is far from the only musician to contribute his honor winnings to worthy causes.
Back when they earned the prize in the mid-90s for their record their work, vocalist the singer declared that the group would give their cash to the organization War Child.
In 2002, musician she split her bounty between a few organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," she told outlets.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their winnings to the community center that developed their act, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally 1994 winners M People donated their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," stated vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the bonus but we could do without the extra, because we had the honor. So our winning affected the lives of others."
Last week, the MVT revealed it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in south-east England, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in Southampton and the other in the city were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who buy "shares" in the buildings.
