The star has given the entirety of his £25,000 award prize money to the MVT, which functions to save the United Kingdom's independent live music spots.
Fender was awarded the prize on October 16 as his latest record his work was named the top album of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the essential function grassroots venues had in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the shows I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was beginning," stated Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by adding a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his live tour to assist numerous small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped locations that were facing imminent closure due to challenges arising from flooding, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues were granted funding support in upgrading infrastructure and gear that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The idea that funds from concerts in big venues backs the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
He is far from the only musician to give his honor winnings to worthy causes.
In Pulp won the prize in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, lead singer Cocker announced that the act would donate their prize money to the non-profit the charity.
During 2002, musician she divided her prize between several organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they required new equipment," the artist told the media.
In recent years, the band gave their winnings to the local youth club that supported their band, in addition to other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group gave their prize to a MS organization after a acquaintance was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated singer Small. "The prize was the extra but we could do without the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
Last week, the MVT revealed it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in that region, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and the other in the city were bought under the community ownership program, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the properties.
