The artist has handed over the entirety of his £25k honor cash to the MVT, which functions to save the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
Fender was given the prize on mid-October as his third album his work was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
The musician has decided to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the performances I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these locations have permanently closed – about one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
Fender also participated, raising over £100k on his recent tour to help numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted locations that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges caused by water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and sound issues.
Additional spaces received funding support in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and audiences.
"The idea that revenue from shows in major spaces supports the local stages, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to give his honor prize money to worthy causes.
In Pulp won the prize in the year 1996 for their album their work, frontman Cocker announced that the act would donate their winnings to the organization the charity.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite divided her prize between a few organizations, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they needed new equipment," she explained to outlets.
Two years ago, they gave their funds to the youth organization that nurtured their group, alongside other local music groups.
And 1994 winners M People contributed their winnings to a MS organization after a acquaintance was found to have the disease.
"The victory was ample," said artist the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our victory impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued two grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under local control.
The first in Southampton and the second in the city were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "shares" in the buildings.
