The artist has handed over the entirety of his £25,000 honor prize money to the MVT, which functions to save the Britain's grassroots music venues.
He was given the prize on October 16 as his third album his work was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
He has decided to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages played in his early career.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Recently, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by adding a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
These funds assisted venues that were dealing with possible closure due to difficulties arising from floods, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and sound issues.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in upgrading facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and fans.
"The concept that money from shows in large arenas supports the local stages, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his award prize money to worthy causes.
In they won the award in the mid-90s for their release the album, vocalist Jarvis Cocker stated that the group would donate their cash to the charity War Child.
In 2002, musician she divided her prize across several good causes, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they needed better apparatus," she told a publication.
Previously, the band gave their winnings to the youth organization that nurtured their group, alongside other local music groups.
Also 1994 winners they gave their prize to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," stated artist Heather Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory impacted the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust announced it had rescued two grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
One venue in that area and the other in Bristol were acquired under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "shares" in the venues.
