The artist has given the entirety of his £25k honor winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to save the UK's grassroots music venues.
He was presented with the prize on 16 October as his new release People Watching was declared the top album of the past year.
He has decided to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in appreciation of the vital role local spots played in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I played around the area, and further afield, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – about 16% of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, major artists such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also joined in, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help numerous grassroots venues across Britain.
These funds supported spaces that were confronting imminent closure due to issues arising from water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Some locations received funding support in improving amenities and gear that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The idea that revenue from concerts in big venues backs the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has said.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his award funds to good deeds.
Back when the band earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their release the album, frontman Cocker announced that the band would donate their cash to the non-profit War Child.
That year, artist she split her bounty among multiple charities, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I gave a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," the artist shared with a publication.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective donated their winnings to the local youth club that nurtured their group, in addition to other local music groups.
And the 1994 recipients they donated their prize to a MS organization after a close contact was found to have the illness.
"Winning was ample," said vocalist the singer. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched the lives of others."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected a couple of local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and The Croft in the city were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is funded by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
