The star has handed over the entirety of his £25k honor prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
He was presented with the cheque on mid-October as his third album his work was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has decided to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role grassroots venues had in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing this success if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the area, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Fender also participated, raising over £100k on his live tour to help thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
These funds helped venues that were facing potential shutdown due to issues caused by floods, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in upgrading infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that funds from concerts in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
He is not the first artist to donate his award winnings to good deeds.
Back when they won the award in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist Cocker announced that the act would contribute their cash to the organization War Child.
During 2002, musician she split her award across several charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I gave a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.
Two years ago, the band gave their winnings to the community center that developed their band, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients they contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," remarked singer the singer. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had rescued a couple of local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in Southampton and the second in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by the arts council and music fans who purchase "shares" in the properties.
