The star has donated the full amount of his £25,000 honor winnings to the Music Venues Trust, which functions to preserve the Britain's independent concert spaces.
Fender was presented with the cheque on mid-October as his third album People Watching was declared the top album of the previous year.
He has decided to hand the money over to the Music Venues Trust, in recognition of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it wasn't for all the performances I played around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Fender also joined in, generating over £100k on his recent tour to help 38 local spots across the UK.
These funds assisted venues that were dealing with imminent closure due to challenges stemming from floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in modernizing amenities and technical equipment that positively impacted artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that revenue from performances in large arenas supports the local stages, where it begins for performers like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
The musician is not the first artist to give his award funds to good deeds.
When Pulp won the trophy in 1996 for their release their work, vocalist the singer announced that the group would donate their cash to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, musician she shared her award between a few charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also gave a grand to the center, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.
Previously, Ezra Collective donated their funds to the local youth club that supported their band, as well as other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients M People gave their winnings to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the illness.
"Winning was ample," stated artist the singer. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the cake. So our winning impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had saved two local spots in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in Southampton and the second in the city were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who buy "shares" in the buildings.
