The artist has handed over the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the MVT, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's grassroots live music spots.
Fender was presented with the award on mid-October as his latest record his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the performances I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was beginning," remarked Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are struggling."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – about one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, top acts such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which benefits local stages.
He also participated, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist 38 local spots across Britain.
The donation helped spaces that were confronting possible closure due to issues caused by water damage, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations obtained financial assistance in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and fans.
"The idea that funds from concerts in big venues helps the independent spots, where it begins for artists like me, is just logical," the star has said.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his award winnings to worthy causes.
Back when Pulp won the prize in the mid-90s for their release the album, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the act would donate their cash to the charity War Child.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite split her award across a few good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I gave a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," she told outlets.
In recent years, Ezra Collective gave their funds to the community center that developed their band, in addition to other local music groups.
Also 1994 winners M People donated their prize to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," said vocalist Small. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had protected several small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in that area and the other in that location were acquired under the community ownership program, which is funded by a national body and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the buildings.
