The artist has handed over the entirety of his £25k honor winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to save the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
Fender was presented with the award on 16 October as his new release the album was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
Fender has decided to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the crucial part small stages had in his early career.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I did around the region, and further afield, when I was starting out," remarked Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these venues have permanently closed – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, well-known musicians including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
Fender also joined in, generating over £100k on his live tour to support numerous local spots across Britain.
The money supported spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges arising from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The notion that funds from concerts in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
He is not the first artist to donate his honor prize money to charitable organizations.
Back when they received the prize in 1996 for their record their work, frontman Cocker declared that the act would donate their winnings to the charity War Child.
That year, artist the artist shared her prize between several charities, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required updated gear," Ms Dynamite explained to a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective donated their winnings to the community center that nurtured their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Also the 1994 recipients the group gave their award to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the illness.
"Winning was ample," remarked singer Heather Small. "The cash was the cherry on top but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our success affected somebody else's life."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued a couple of small stages in the South East, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in the city and the other in that location were purchased under the community ownership program, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "shares" in the properties.