The artist has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's small music venues.
Fender was given the award on 16 October as his latest record People Watching was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues played in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the performances I performed around the area, and beyond, when I was beginning," said the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, top acts such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
He also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight small stages across Britain.
The donation helped spaces that were facing possible closure due to issues stemming from flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces were granted monetary aid in improving amenities and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that revenue from performances in major spaces backs the local stages, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has stated.
The musician is among several artists to give his award funds to worthy causes.
In the band won the trophy in 1996 for their record the album, vocalist Cocker stated that the group would contribute their prize money to the organization the charity.
That year, artist the artist shared her bounty across several charities, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I gave a grand to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
Previously, the band gave their prize money to the community center that supported their band, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year M People gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," said vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had rescued two local spots in south-east England, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and the second in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who buy "shares" in the properties.
