The artist has given the full amount of his £25k award cash to the trust for venues, which works to protect the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
Fender was presented with the award on mid-October as his third album the album was named the outstanding release of the past year.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about 16% of the total UK scene.
Recently, top acts like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which supports smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to support thirty-eight local spots across the UK.
The donation supported venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties arising from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Some locations received financial assistance in improving amenities and gear that positively impacted performers and fans.
"The concept that funds from shows in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it all starts for artists like me, is just logical," Fender has commented.
Fender is among several artists to donate his award funds to worthy causes.
In they won the trophy in 1996 for their album Different Class, frontman the singer stated that the act would give their cash to the non-profit War Child.
That year, rapper and singer the artist split her prize between multiple organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked better apparatus," the artist shared with outlets.
In recent years, the band gave their funds to the local youth club that supported their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
And winners that year they gave their prize to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," stated singer the singer. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the cake. So our victory affected another person's life."
In the past week, the trust announced it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
The Joiners in that area and the other in the city were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by a national body and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
