The star has handed over the full amount of his £25,000 award cash to the MVT, which operates to protect the UK's grassroots music venues.
He was given the award on 16 October as his latest record the album was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which goes to help local stages.
Fender also joined in, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to support 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported locations that were dealing with possible closure due to difficulties stemming from floods, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted funding support in improving amenities and gear that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The concept that funds from concerts in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
The musician is far from the only musician to give his award funds to worthy causes.
In Pulp received the prize in 1996 for their release Different Class, lead singer Cocker announced that the act would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite divided her prize among a few organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with the media.
In recent years, they gave their winnings to the youth organization that nurtured their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally winners that year they gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," stated vocalist the singer. "The money was the extra but we could do without the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched the lives of others."
In the past week, the trust shared it had protected a couple of local spots in the South East, by bringing them into local control.
One venue in Southampton and the other in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who buy "ownership units" in the buildings.
