The star has donated the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound honor winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which works to preserve the UK's small music venues.
He was given the prize on 16 October as his third album People Watching was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
The musician has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the crucial part small stages had in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the region, and further afield, when I was starting out," stated the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, major artists like the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, raising more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped locations that were facing potential shutdown due to issues stemming from water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The notion that funds from performances in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to donate his award prize money to charitable organizations.
When they earned the trophy in 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist Cocker declared that the group would give their cash to the charity War Child.
In 2002, artist she divided her award between multiple good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a grand to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked new equipment," the artist told outlets.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their funds to the local youth club that developed their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally 1994 winners they contributed their winnings to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated singer Small. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory impacted the lives of others."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved a couple of local spots in that region, by bringing them into local control.
The Joiners in Southampton and the other in that location were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by a national body and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
