The star has handed over the complete sum of his £25k Mercury Prize prize money to the MVT, which operates to protect the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was presented with the prize on 16 October as his latest record his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it weren't for all the performances I performed around the area, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – approximately 16% of the total UK scene.
Recently, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
Fender also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help numerous grassroots venues across the UK.
The donation helped spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties arising from water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained financial assistance in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The idea that funds from performances in major spaces helps the independent spots, where it begins for artists like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
He is among several artists to contribute his Mercury Prize funds to charitable organizations.
When Pulp won the trophy in the year 1996 for their release the album, vocalist Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would give their prize money to the charity the charity.
During 2002, artist she divided her bounty among a few good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
In recent years, they gave their winnings to the community center that supported their act, in addition to other local music groups.
And 1994 winners M People donated their prize to a charity for MS after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," said singer Small. "The money was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory touched somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected two local spots in the South East, by bringing them into local control.
The first in Southampton and the second in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
