The star has given the complete sum of his £25k honor prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was presented with the prize on mid-October as his new release People Watching was chosen as the best record of the past year.
He has opted to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function grassroots venues had in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the performances I performed around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also participated, collecting more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
The donation helped locations that were confronting potential shutdown due to issues arising from water damage, fires and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted monetary aid in improving facilities and gear that helped artists and audiences.
"The idea that money from concerts in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it begins for artists like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
The musician is far from the only musician to contribute his honor funds to charitable organizations.
When Pulp won the award in the year 1996 for their album their work, frontman Cocker announced that the group would give their cash to the non-profit the charity.
During 2002, rapper and singer the artist shared her bounty across a few good causes, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I gave a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed updated gear," she told a publication.
In recent years, the band donated their funds to the community center that nurtured their act, as well as other local music groups.
And winners that year the group gave their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the condition.
"Winning was ample," said artist the singer. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the cherry, because we had the honor. So our winning affected another person's life."
Last week, the trust revealed it had protected two small stages in the South East, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in Southampton and The Croft in that location were bought under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the buildings.
