The artist has donated the complete sum of his £25k honor cash to the MVT, which operates to save the United Kingdom's small live music spots.
The star was presented with the award on October 16 as his new release the album was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the essential function local spots had in his early career.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, well-known musicians like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their ticket prices, which goes to help local stages.
Fender also joined in, collecting over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to support 38 grassroots venues across Britain.
The money helped venues that were facing possible closure due to challenges arising from water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted monetary aid in improving facilities and sound and lighting systems that helped artists and fans.
"The notion that money from performances in large arenas supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his award prize money to worthy causes.
When they won the prize in the year 1996 for their record the album, lead singer Cocker stated that the act would give their winnings to the charity War Child.
During 2002, artist Ms Dynamite shared her bounty across a few organizations, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," the artist told outlets.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective contributed their funds to the local youth club that supported their group, alongside other local music groups.
Also the 1994 recipients M People contributed their award to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the illness.
"Winning was sufficient," stated artist Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't need the extra, because we had the honor. So our winning affected the lives of others."
Last week, the Music Venues Trust revealed it had saved a couple of grassroots venues in the South East, by transferring them to local control.
The first in the city and the second in Bristol were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by the arts council and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the venues.
