The artist has given the complete sum of his £25,000 award prize money to the Music Venues Trust, which works to preserve the UK's small live music spots.
The star was presented with the prize on October 16 as his latest record his work was chosen as the best record of the past year.
Fender has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the crucial part small stages had in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the area, and further afield, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have permanently closed – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its attempts to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their admission fees, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to assist numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted locations that were confronting imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from water damage, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in improving infrastructure and gear that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The idea that funds from concerts in big venues helps the local stages, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just logical," the star has said.
Fender is not the first artist to contribute his award winnings to charitable organizations.
In the band received the trophy in the mid-90s for their album their work, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, rapper and singer the artist shared her award between multiple organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, 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, they contributed their prize money to the community center that supported their act, as well as other independent music bodies.
And winners that year they contributed their award to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," said artist the singer. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our victory affected the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT announced it had protected several local spots in south-east England, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in that area and The Croft in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues program, which is backed by a national body and music fans who purchase "shares" in the venues.
