The artist has handed over the full amount of his £25k award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to save the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
The star was given the cheque on mid-October as his latest record his work was chosen as the best record of the past year.
The musician has opted to hand the money over to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part local spots played in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the area, and beyond, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also took part, collecting more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help numerous small stages across the UK.
These funds assisted locations that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges arising from water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted funding support in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from shows in major spaces supports the independent spots, where it begins for performers like me, is just common sense," Fender has commented.
He is among several artists to contribute his award funds to worthy causes.
In they won the prize in 1996 for their record Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would contribute their prize money to the charity War Child.
In 2002, musician the artist split her prize among multiple charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," she told outlets.
Previously, the band contributed their winnings to the community center that nurtured their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And 1994 winners M People contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," remarked artist the singer. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our winning affected the lives of others."
Last week, the MVT shared it had saved two grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in Southampton and the second in that location were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
