The artist has donated the entirety of his £25k honor cash to the trust for venues, which works to preserve the UK's grassroots music venues.
The star was presented with the award on October 16 as his new release his work was declared the best record of the past year.
He has opted to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role grassroots venues played in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have permanently closed – roughly 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, top acts like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also participated, raising over £100k on his recent tour to help numerous local spots across the UK.
The donation helped venues that were facing possible closure due to difficulties caused by flooding, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, conflicts and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in upgrading infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from performances in big venues helps the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has commented.
Fender is among several artists to donate his award funds to good deeds.
In they earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their release their work, lead singer the singer announced that the band would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, artist she split her prize between multiple good causes, including the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I gave a grand to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
In recent years, they gave their prize money to the community center that developed their act, in addition to other local music groups.
And 1994 winners M People donated their award to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the disease.
"Winning was ample," stated singer the singer. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the cake. So our winning affected somebody else's life."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had saved several small stages in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in the city and the second in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
