The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25k Mercury Prize winnings to the MVT, which works to protect the UK's small live music spots.
He was given the award on mid-October as his latest record his work was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the performances I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, top acts including Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
He also took part, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist numerous grassroots venues across the UK.
The money supported venues that were dealing with possible closure due to issues caused by floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations received monetary aid in modernizing facilities and technical equipment that helped artists and fans.
"The idea that revenue from shows in major spaces supports the local stages, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
He is far from the only musician to give his Mercury Prize prize money to worthy causes.
When the band earned the prize in the mid-90s for their record the album, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the group would contribute their cash to the charity the charity.
That year, artist she divided her prize among several good causes, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked new equipment," she explained to a publication.
Two years ago, the band contributed their prize money to the local youth club that nurtured their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year the group contributed their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was found to have the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked artist Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our victory touched the lives of others."
Last week, the MVT shared it had rescued two local spots in that region, by bringing them into local control.
One venue in that area and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
