The star has given the entirety of his £25,000 Mercury Prize cash to the MVT, which functions to save the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
He was presented with the award on October 16 as his latest record People Watching was declared the best record of the previous year.
He has decided to give the cash to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function grassroots venues had in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the performances I did around the area, and beyond, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist 38 local spots across Britain.
The money assisted locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties arising from floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in improving amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted musicians and audiences.
"The idea that funds from shows in big venues backs the local stages, where it all starts for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
Fender is among several artists to donate his honor funds to worthy causes.
Back when the band earned the award in the mid-90s for their release the album, lead singer Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would give their cash to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she divided her prize between multiple organizations, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also contributed a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required better apparatus," she explained to a publication.
Two years ago, the band contributed their winnings to the local youth club that developed their act, as well as other local music groups.
And the 1994 recipients the group donated their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was ample," stated artist the singer. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the cherry, because we had the cake. So our victory touched somebody else's life."
Last week, the MVT shared it had rescued several local spots in the South East, by bringing them into local control.
The first in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
