The star has donated the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound honor prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to protect the Britain's small music venues.
The star was presented with the award on mid-October as his new release his work was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has decided to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the crucial part local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"I would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said the artist. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists including the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help numerous small stages across the UK.
The donation assisted spaces that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues were granted monetary aid in improving amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted artists and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in major spaces helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just common sense," Fender has commented.
Fender is among several artists to give his award winnings to worthy causes.
In they won the award in the year 1996 for their record the album, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the act would contribute their cash to the charity War Child.
That year, musician the artist divided her prize between multiple organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked better apparatus," the artist told a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their funds to the community center that supported their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients the group contributed their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," said singer the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted another person's life."
Recently, the MVT announced it had rescued two local spots in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in that area and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who purchase "stakes" in the venues.
