The star has donated the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to save the Britain's small music venues.
Fender was given the award on mid-October as his new release the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has opted to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the region, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have permanently closed – about one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians like the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist thirty-eight small stages across Britain.
The donation assisted venues that were confronting potential shutdown due to challenges stemming from flooding, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in improving infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted performers and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in major spaces backs the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
He is not the first artist to give his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
When they won the trophy in 1996 for their record Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the act would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she split her prize between a few organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a grand to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," she explained to the media.
Previously, they gave their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients M People gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the illness.
"Winning was sufficient," stated vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our success affected the lives of others."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had rescued two local spots in that region, by transferring them to local control.
One venue in that area and the second in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the buildings.
