The artist has given the full amount of his £25k award prize money to the trust for venues, which works to protect the UK's independent concert spaces.
The star was awarded the prize on October 16 as his latest record the album was named the best record of the last 12 months.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the trust, in recognition of the vital role small stages played in his early career.
"I personally would not have achieved this success if it hadn't been for all the performances I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these spaces have shut down – approximately 16 percent of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all aided the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which supports smaller concert halls.
He also took part, generating over £100k on his live tour to assist numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds assisted locations that were facing possible closure due to issues stemming from floods, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces obtained financial assistance in upgrading facilities and gear that helped performers and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from shows in big venues supports the local stages, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has said.
He is among several artists to donate his honor winnings to charitable organizations.
In the band received the trophy in 1996 for their record the album, vocalist Cocker declared that the act would give their cash to the non-profit War Child.
That year, rapper and singer Ms Dynamite split her bounty among several good causes, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," the artist shared with a publication.
Previously, the band donated their prize money to the local youth club that developed their group, in addition to other local music groups.
And 1994 winners M People gave their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was found to have the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," said vocalist the singer. "The money was the bonus but we didn't require the bonus, because we had the main prize. So our winning impacted another person's life."
Recently, the trust announced it had protected two local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into public stewardship.
One venue in that area and the second in the city were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by the arts council and supporters who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
