The artist has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was presented with the prize on mid-October as his latest record the album was declared the best record of the past year.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I performed around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated Fender. "These spaces are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help 38 grassroots venues across Britain.
The money supported spaces that were facing possible closure due to challenges stemming from water damage, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and noise complaints.
Additional spaces received monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted musicians and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from concerts in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
He is among several artists to give his honor prize money to worthy causes.
When Pulp received the award in the mid-90s for their record Different Class, frontman Cocker stated that the group would give their winnings to the organization War Child.
During 2002, musician Ms Dynamite divided her award across a few charities, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a grand to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," she shared with outlets.
In recent years, Ezra Collective gave their winnings to the local youth club that supported their band, in addition to other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients the group contributed their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was found to have the condition.
"The victory was ample," stated artist the singer. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory impacted another person's life."
Last week, the MVT revealed it had protected two small stages in that region, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and the other in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is supported by a national body and music fans who buy "ownership units" in the buildings.
