The star has donated the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the MVT, which works to save the United Kingdom's small live music spots.
The star was given the award on mid-October as his third album his work was declared the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the trust, in appreciation of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," remarked Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have ceased operations – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, generating over £100k on his live tour to assist thirty-eight grassroots venues across Britain.
These funds supported locations that were confronting potential shutdown due to issues stemming from flooding, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations received financial assistance in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that revenue from performances in big venues supports the independent spots, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
The musician is not the first artist to give his award winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when the band received the trophy in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, vocalist Cocker declared that the group would give their cash to the charity War Child.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite shared her bounty between several good causes, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also gave a grand to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed new equipment," Ms Dynamite told the media.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the community center that developed their band, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients M People contributed their award to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the disease.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," said artist the singer. "The money was the extra but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched somebody else's life."
Last week, the MVT announced it had saved a couple of grassroots venues in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in that area and the second in that location were bought under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "stakes" in the properties.
