The star has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 honor cash to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to protect the UK's grassroots music venues.
He was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his third album the album was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
He has opted to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the region, and further afield, when I was starting out," stated the artist. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists including the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to support the industry, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which supports smaller concert halls.
Fender also took part, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across Britain.
These funds assisted venues that were facing potential shutdown due to issues stemming from flooding, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Other venues received funding support in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.
"The concept that revenue from performances in large arenas backs the local stages, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
The musician is among several artists to donate his award funds to worthy causes.
When the band received the prize in 1996 for their record their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would give their cash to the organization War Child.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite shared her award across multiple charities, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
Two years ago, the band gave their winnings to the youth organization that supported their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year they contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the illness.
"The victory was ample," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the extra, because we had the honor. So our winning affected the lives of others."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had protected several local spots in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in that area and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is supported by a national body and supporters who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
