The star has handed over the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound honor winnings to the trust for venues, which works to protect the UK's small music venues.
Fender was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his latest record his work was named the best record of the previous year.
Fender has decided to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," stated Fender. "These spaces are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
Fender also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to assist numerous local spots across the UK.
The money supported locations that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties caused by flooding, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in modernizing facilities and gear that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.
"The concept that funds from shows in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
He is among several artists to donate his honor winnings to worthy causes.
In they received the award in the mid-90s for their release the album, vocalist the singer announced that the act would contribute their prize money to the charity War Child.
In 2002, artist she divided her bounty across multiple organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they needed new equipment," the artist shared with outlets.
In recent years, Ezra Collective donated their winnings to the community center that developed their group, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And 1994 winners the group gave their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated vocalist Small. "The prize was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our victory impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the trust announced it had saved several grassroots venues in the South East, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in that area and the other in Bristol were bought under the community ownership program, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
