The artist has donated the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
The star was awarded the prize on October 16 as his new release People Watching was declared the best record of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role small stages played in his early career.
"I personally would not have achieved this success if it weren't for all the shows I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped locations that were confronting imminent closure due to challenges stemming from flooding, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations were granted funding support in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The idea that funds from concerts in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
He is not the first artist to give his Mercury Prize funds to worthy causes.
When the band earned the award in the mid-90s for their release their work, lead singer Cocker announced that the group would donate their prize money to the charity War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist shared her award among a few charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
Previously, the band donated their winnings to the youth organization that developed their act, alongside other local music groups.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group contributed their winnings to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was found to have the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked artist Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory affected the lives of others."
Recently, the trust announced it had rescued a couple of small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in Southampton and the second in that location were bought under the public acquisition scheme, which is supported by the arts council and supporters who buy "shares" in the venues.
