The star has given the entirety of his £25k award cash to the MVT, which functions to protect the UK's small live music spots.
The star was presented with the prize on mid-October as his third album his work was chosen as the top album of the past year.
The musician has decided to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues played in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it weren't for all the gigs I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which benefits local stages.
He also joined in, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist thirty-eight grassroots venues across Britain.
The money assisted locations that were facing imminent closure due to issues caused by flooding, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in upgrading facilities and technical equipment that helped musicians and fans.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just sensible," Fender has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his award prize money to worthy causes.
In they won the award in the mid-90s for their release their work, frontman Jarvis Cocker announced that the act would contribute their winnings to the organization War Child.
During 2002, artist Ms Dynamite shared her award among multiple organizations, such as the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required new equipment," the artist shared with a publication.
Two years ago, the band contributed their funds to the community center that developed their act, as well as other local music groups.
And winners that year M People donated their award to a charity for MS after a close contact was identified with the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," said singer the singer. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory affected the lives of others."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued two small stages in the South East, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who purchase "stakes" in the buildings.
