The artist has given the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound honor prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's independent music venues.
Fender was given the award on 16 October as his third album his work was declared the top album of the previous year.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the crucial part small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the performances I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, top acts such as Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
He also joined in, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to assist 38 grassroots venues across the UK.
The donation supported locations that were confronting imminent closure due to issues arising from floods, blazes and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, conflicts and sound issues.
Some locations were granted monetary aid in improving amenities and technical equipment that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The concept that money from shows in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
Fender is not the first artist to give his award funds to worthy causes.
Back when the band earned the award in the mid-90s for their release their work, lead singer Cocker stated that the group would give their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer the artist shared her bounty among several organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked new equipment," she told a publication.
In recent years, they gave their funds to the youth organization that supported their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
And winners that year they gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the illness.
"The victory was ample," remarked singer Heather Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our victory affected somebody else's life."
Last week, the MVT shared it had saved a couple of local spots in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
The first in that area and the other in that location were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by a national body and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the buildings.
