The star has donated the full amount of his £25,000 honor winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to protect the UK's small live music spots.
He was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his new release the album was named the best record of the previous year.
The musician has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in appreciation of the vital role small stages had in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing my current career if it weren't for all the performances I played around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," stated the artist. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
He also joined in, raising over £100k on his live tour to assist 38 local spots across Britain.
The money helped spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges arising from flooding, blazes and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations received monetary aid in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in major spaces helps the local stages, where it begins for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to donate his honor prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when they earned the award in 1996 for their record their work, frontman Cocker announced that the act would contribute their winnings to the charity War Child.
In 2002, artist the artist split her bounty between multiple organizations, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I donated a grand to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," she told outlets.
Previously, they contributed their prize money to the community center that nurtured their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners they contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," stated singer the singer. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our winning touched another person's life."
Last week, the trust revealed it had protected two small stages in the South East, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in that area and The Croft in the city were acquired under the public acquisition scheme, which is supported by a national body and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the venues.
