The star has given the complete sum of his £25,000 award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to save the Britain's independent music venues.
He was given the award on October 16 as his third album the album was chosen as the top album of the previous year.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role local spots had in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing my current career if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the area, and beyond, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these venues have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
He also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money helped venues that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues arising from floods, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces received financial assistance in improving facilities and technical equipment that positively impacted performers and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from shows in large arenas helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.
Fender is among several artists to contribute his award prize money to good deeds.
Back when the band won the prize in 1996 for their release the album, vocalist Cocker announced that the act would give their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, artist she divided her prize between several good causes, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a grand to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," she explained to a publication.
In recent years, the band gave their funds to the local youth club that supported their band, in addition to other local music groups.
And winners that year M People contributed their award to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the disease.
"The victory was ample," said vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the bonus but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our victory impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had protected several local spots in the South East, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and The Croft in the city were purchased under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by a national body and supporters who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
