The artist has given the full amount of his £25,000 award cash to the Music Venues Trust, which works to save the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
He was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his latest record the album was chosen as the best record of the past year.
Fender has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment 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 wasn't for all the performances I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a small levy to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
He also participated, 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 issues caused by floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces were granted monetary aid in upgrading amenities and technical equipment that directly benefitted performers and fans.
"The idea that revenue from performances in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
Fender is among several artists to contribute his award prize money to worthy causes.
In Pulp earned the prize in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist Cocker announced that the band would donate their prize money to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, artist she divided her prize across a few organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I contributed a grand to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," Ms Dynamite told a publication.
Two years ago, the band donated their funds to the local youth club that supported their group, as well as other local music groups.
Also the 1994 recipients they gave their prize to a MS organization after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," stated vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our success affected another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had protected a couple of local spots in south-east England, by transferring them to public stewardship.
One venue in the city and the other in that location were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is supported by a national body and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
