The artist has given the entirety of his £25,000 honor cash to the MVT, which functions to protect the Britain's grassroots music venues.
Fender was presented with the award on 16 October as his third album People Watching was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part local spots had in his beginning days.
"I would not have achieved what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I performed around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
He also took part, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported locations that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from flooding, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues received funding support in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The idea that money from concerts in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
The musician is not the first artist to contribute his award funds to good deeds.
Back when they won the award in the year 1996 for their album their work, vocalist Cocker announced that the act would donate their cash to the charity War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite shared her award among multiple organizations, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," the artist shared with outlets.
Previously, the band contributed their prize money to the youth organization that nurtured their group, in addition to other local music groups.
Additionally winners that year they gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," stated artist the singer. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the extra, because we had the honor. So our success touched the lives of others."
Last week, the trust revealed it had protected several grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in that area and the other in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "shares" in the properties.
