The star has given the full amount of his £25,000 award winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which operates to preserve the Britain's independent concert spaces.
He was given the cheque on mid-October as his latest record the album was declared the best record of the previous year.
The musician has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role local spots played in his beginning days.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the North East, and further afield, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly 16% of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
He also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to help 38 small stages across Britain.
The donation helped spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to issues caused by flooding, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in modernizing infrastructure and gear that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The concept that funds from concerts in major spaces helps the local stages, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
Fender is not the first artist to contribute his award winnings to good deeds.
When Pulp received the trophy in 1996 for their release their work, lead singer the singer announced that the group would contribute their prize money to the charity War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist shared her bounty between a few charities, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked better apparatus," the artist explained to a publication.
Previously, Ezra Collective donated their winnings to the youth organization that developed their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year they gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was diagnosed the condition.
"The victory was quite enough," remarked singer the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success affected the lives of others."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued a couple of small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
The Joiners in Southampton and The Croft in that location were acquired under the community ownership program, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who acquire "stakes" in the venues.
