The star has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 honor cash to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
Fender was presented with the award on mid-October as his third album People Watching was declared the best record of the last 12 months.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role local spots played in his initial steps.
"I would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the gigs I did around the area, and beyond, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These spaces are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, major artists like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
He also took part, collecting over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted spaces that were dealing with possible closure due to issues stemming from water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Some locations were granted funding support in improving amenities and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in major spaces backs the smaller venues, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
The musician is far from the only musician to give his award prize money to worthy causes.
In Pulp won the award in the year 1996 for their album their work, frontman Jarvis Cocker stated that the group would contribute their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite shared her bounty across multiple organizations, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I gave a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite explained to the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective contributed their winnings to the community center that nurtured their band, alongside other local music groups.
And the 1994 recipients they contributed their award to a charity for MS after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"The victory was ample," stated vocalist Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our victory impacted another person's life."
Recently, the MVT shared it had protected two small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
One venue in Southampton and the second in the city were acquired under the public acquisition program, which is funded by a national body and music fans who buy "shares" in the buildings.
