The artist has handed over the complete sum of his £25,000 award cash to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the Britain's grassroots music venues.
Fender was awarded the prize on October 16 as his new release the album was named the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues had in his initial steps.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was beginning," said Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these locations have shut down – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which goes to help independent venues.
He also participated, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support 38 small stages across Britain.
The donation assisted spaces that were facing imminent closure due to issues stemming from flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Some locations were granted funding support in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from shows in big venues helps the independent spots, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," Fender has stated.
Fender is among several artists to give his honor funds to charitable organizations.
When the band won the award in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, lead singer Cocker announced that the act would donate their cash to the charity the charity.
In 2002, artist she split her bounty among a few good causes, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required better apparatus," the artist shared with the media.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective contributed their prize money to the community center that developed their group, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients M People donated their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," stated artist Heather Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our victory touched another person's life."
Last week, the trust announced it had saved several grassroots venues in south-east England, by placing them under community ownership.
The Joiners in Southampton and the second in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by the arts council and supporters who purchase "shares" in the buildings.
