The artist has donated the entirety of his £25,000 honor prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
The star was given the award on October 16 as his third album People Watching was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
Fender has decided to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – roughly one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
He also took part, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to assist 38 small stages across Britain.
The money helped locations that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges stemming from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations obtained financial assistance in upgrading infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and audiences.
"The notion that money from performances in large arenas supports the local stages, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just common sense," Fender has commented.
He is among several artists to contribute his award prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp won the prize in the year 1996 for their release their work, frontman Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would give their prize money to the charity the charity.
In 2002, artist the artist divided her bounty across a few organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective contributed their winnings to the local youth club that supported their band, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally winners that year the group gave their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"Receiving the award was ample," stated vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the extra but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success affected somebody else's life."
Last week, the trust shared it had saved several grassroots venues in the South East, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in Southampton and The Croft in that location were bought under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who buy "stakes" in the properties.
