The star has given the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the Britain's independent music venues.
The star was presented with the prize on mid-October as his third album the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the performances I played around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," remarked Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, major artists such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also joined in, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
The donation helped locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to issues stemming from floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received financial assistance in improving amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The concept that money from performances in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just logical," Fender has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his honor prize money to worthy causes.
When the band received the award in the year 1996 for their album the album, lead singer the singer announced that the act would contribute their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, musician the artist split her award among multiple organizations, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked better apparatus," she shared with outlets.
Previously, the band gave their funds to the local youth club that supported their band, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year the group donated their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said singer the singer. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the cake. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had rescued a couple of small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
One venue in that area and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by a national body and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
