The artist has handed over the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound honor cash to the trust for venues, which operates to save the Britain's small music venues.
The star was given the cheque on mid-October as his latest record his work was declared the best record of the last 12 months.
He has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the North East, and beyond, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These venues are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Fender also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported locations that were facing possible closure due to difficulties stemming from floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted funding support in improving facilities and technical equipment that positively impacted musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that revenue from performances in major spaces helps the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to contribute his award winnings to charitable organizations.
When Pulp received the prize in 1996 for their album the album, frontman Cocker declared that the act would donate their winnings to the charity War Child.
In 2002, musician the artist split her prize across several good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," she shared with the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their funds to the youth organization that nurtured their act, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Also 1994 winners they gave their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was sufficient," stated vocalist Heather Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we could do without the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success affected another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected a couple of small stages in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
The first in that area and the other in the city were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who buy "shares" in the buildings.
