The star has given the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound honor cash to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to protect the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
The star was presented with the prize on mid-October as his latest record People Watching was named the top album of the last 12 months.
He has decided to give the cash to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function grassroots venues had in his early career.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the performances I performed around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these locations have ceased operations – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
He also participated, raising over £100k on his recent tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money assisted venues that were dealing with possible closure due to difficulties stemming from flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and noise complaints.
Some locations received monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from shows in major spaces supports the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to contribute his honor funds to charitable organizations.
Back when they received the prize in 1996 for their album their work, lead singer the singer declared that the act would give their cash to the charity War Child.
That year, artist she divided her award across a few organizations, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked new equipment," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.
Two years ago, the band contributed their funds to the youth organization that supported their band, as well as other local music groups.
Also the 1994 recipients the group gave their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the illness.
"The victory was sufficient," stated artist Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the cake. So our winning touched another person's life."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had protected a couple of small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in Southampton and the other in the city were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who buy "shares" in the properties.
