The star has handed over the entirety of his £25k honor winnings to the trust for venues, which works to protect the United Kingdom's independent music venues.
Fender was presented with the prize on October 16 as his latest record the album was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the shows I did around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, well-known musicians such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also participated, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
These funds supported locations that were dealing with possible closure due to difficulties stemming from flooding, fires and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Additional spaces received funding support in upgrading infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and audiences.
"The idea that funds from shows in big venues supports the local stages, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his award winnings to charitable organizations.
In they won the trophy in the mid-90s for their album the album, lead singer Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would give their prize money to the organization War Child.
That year, rapper and singer she split her bounty between a few good causes, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required better apparatus," the artist told a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective contributed their prize money to the community center that supported their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally winners that year they contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was found to have the condition.
"Winning was ample," stated artist Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our winning touched the lives of others."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had saved several grassroots venues in the South East, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in Southampton and The Croft in the city were bought under the public acquisition program, which is funded by a national body and music fans who acquire "shares" in the buildings.