The artist has donated the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
The star was presented with the award on October 16 as his third album People Watching was named the outstanding release of the past year.
He has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages had in his early career.
"I personally wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," said the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by including a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds supported venues that were confronting potential shutdown due to issues arising from water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in modernizing amenities and gear that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has stated.
The musician is among several artists to give his honor winnings to good deeds.
Back when they won the award in the year 1996 for their record the album, lead singer Cocker announced that the band would donate their winnings to the charity the charity.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite divided her prize across multiple organizations, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a grand to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked new equipment," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.
Two years ago, the band gave their funds to the youth organization that supported their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group gave their prize to a MS organization after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," said vocalist Small. "The prize was the extra but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted another person's life."
Last week, the MVT announced it had rescued two grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The first in the city and The Croft in that location were purchased under the public acquisition scheme, which is funded by the arts council and music fans who purchase "shares" in the venues.
