The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25k honor prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the Britain's grassroots music venues.
The star was awarded the award on mid-October as his third album his work was named the best record of the previous year.
He has opted to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the essential function grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing this success if it weren't for all the performances I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
He also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
These funds helped venues that were confronting imminent closure due to issues arising from flooding, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in upgrading amenities and gear that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The concept that funds from shows in major spaces backs the local stages, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
He is among several artists to contribute his honor winnings to good deeds.
In Pulp won the award in 1996 for their record Different Class, frontman Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would contribute their prize money to the charity War Child.
In 2002, artist Ms Dynamite split her bounty among multiple charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a grand to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," she explained to a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the community center that developed their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners they gave their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked singer Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our success affected another person's life."
Last week, the MVT shared it had protected two small stages in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in that area and the second in the city were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who buy "shares" in the venues.
