The artist has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the Britain's independent music venues.
Fender was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his new release his work was named the top album of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages played in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was starting out," stated Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, top acts including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which supports local stages.
He also joined in, collecting over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to support 38 local spots across the UK.
The donation supported locations that were facing possible closure due to difficulties stemming from floods, fires and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received funding support in modernizing facilities and technical equipment that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The idea that funds from concerts in major spaces helps the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to donate his award winnings to good deeds.
When they won the prize in the mid-90s for their album Different Class, lead singer Cocker announced that the group would donate their winnings to the organization War Child.
In 2002, artist she split her prize across several organizations, like the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also gave a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," the artist shared with the media.
In recent years, the band donated their funds to the youth organization that supported their group, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group donated their award to a MS organization after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"Winning was ample," stated vocalist Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our victory impacted another person's life."
Last week, the trust revealed it had saved a couple of small stages in that region, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in Southampton and the second in the city were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "shares" in the venues.
