The star has given the complete sum of his £25,000 award prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to preserve the United Kingdom's independent live music spots.
He was given the cheque on 16 October as his latest record People Watching was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
He has opted to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the region, and further afield, when I was beginning," stated Fender. "These venues are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – about 16 percent of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, collecting more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist 38 grassroots venues across Britain.
The money supported venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges caused by flooding, blazes and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Some locations obtained funding support in modernizing amenities and gear that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The concept that money from concerts in major spaces supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his award winnings to charitable organizations.
Back when Pulp won the prize in the mid-90s for their record the album, frontman Cocker stated that the band would give their cash to the charity War Child.
That year, rapper and singer she split her bounty between a few organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," she explained to a publication.
Two years ago, the band gave their prize money to the community center that developed their group, as well as other local music groups.
Also 1994 winners they donated their prize to a charity for MS after a acquaintance was identified with the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," said vocalist the singer. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our victory affected another person's life."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had protected a couple of small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to local control.
The first in that area and the second in the city were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is backed by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the venues.
