The artist has handed over the entirety of his £25,000 award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to protect the Britain's independent live music spots.
Fender was presented with the award on October 16 as his new release his work was named the best record of the previous year.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his early career.
"I personally would not have achieved this success if it hadn't been for all the performances I played around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports local stages.
He also took part, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous local spots across the UK.
The money assisted spaces that were confronting potential shutdown due to difficulties caused by floods, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The notion that money from shows in big venues supports the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," Fender has stated.
Fender is not the first artist to donate his honor funds to charitable organizations.
In they earned the award in 1996 for their record Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker declared that the group would give their prize money to the charity War Child.
In 2002, artist she divided her award between multiple charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," Ms Dynamite told outlets.
Previously, they donated their winnings to the youth organization that supported their group, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners the group donated their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"Winning was sufficient," stated singer Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success touched somebody else's life."
Last week, the trust shared it had rescued two grassroots venues in south-east England, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
