The star has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
Fender was given the award on October 16 as his third album the album was named the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages had in his beginning days.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the area, and further afield, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the total UK scene.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges arising from flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Other venues were granted funding support in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The notion that funds from shows in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his honor prize money to charitable organizations.
In Pulp earned the prize in 1996 for their record their work, lead singer Cocker declared that the act would contribute their prize money to the charity War Child.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite divided her prize between multiple organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I gave a grand to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked new equipment," she explained to the media.
Two years ago, they contributed their prize money to the youth organization that nurtured their act, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners the group donated their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"The victory was ample," stated vocalist the singer. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the trust shared it had protected two small stages in that region, by placing them under local control.
One venue in that area and the second in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the venues.
