The artist has donated the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to preserve the UK's independent concert spaces.
He was given the award on 16 October as his third album People Watching was chosen as the best record of the past year.
He has opted to hand the money over to the trust, in appreciation of the vital role local spots had in his initial steps.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing this success if it weren't for all the performances I did around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – approximately 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
Fender also joined in, raising over £100k on his recent tour to support numerous small stages across Britain.
The donation supported locations that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties caused by floods, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues were granted funding support in upgrading infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that revenue from shows in big venues backs the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
He is not the first artist to donate his award funds to good deeds.
Back when they earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their record the album, frontman Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would contribute their winnings to the charity War Child.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite divided her prize across multiple charities, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required updated gear," the artist told the media.
Previously, they donated their funds to the community center that nurtured their group, alongside other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year the group donated their winnings to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was found to have the disease.
"The victory was quite enough," stated vocalist the singer. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the trust shared it had rescued several grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and the other in Bristol were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is supported by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "stakes" in the buildings.
