The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to save the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the prize on October 16 as his latest record the album was named the best record of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I personally wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the shows I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," remarked Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by adding a small levy to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also joined in, generating over £100k on his live tour to assist thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges caused by floods, fires and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and sound issues.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in upgrading amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The notion that money from shows in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," Fender has stated.
The musician is far from the only musician to contribute his honor prize money to worthy causes.
When they won the prize in the year 1996 for their release their work, lead singer the singer stated that the band would donate their cash to the organization War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite divided her award across multiple charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," she explained to the media.
In recent years, Ezra Collective contributed their funds to the community center that developed their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year M People contributed their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," remarked artist the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected a couple of local spots in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and The Croft in the city were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "stakes" in the buildings.
