The star has handed over the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the MVT, which functions to save the United Kingdom's grassroots concert spaces.
Fender was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his new release People Watching was chosen as the best record of the previous year.
He has decided to give the cash to the MVT, in appreciation of the essential function small stages played in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the performances I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly 16% of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Fender also took part, raising in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to support 38 grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped spaces that were facing imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from flooding, fires and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Additional spaces received funding support in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The idea that money from shows in major spaces supports the local stages, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has stated.
He is not the first artist to donate his honor winnings to worthy causes.
In they earned the award in the year 1996 for their release the album, vocalist Cocker declared that the group would contribute their prize money to the organization the charity.
During 2002, artist the artist split her award between a few charities, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also gave a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite shared with outlets.
In recent years, they gave their funds to the youth organization that developed their act, in addition to other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients M People gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the illness.
"Winning was quite enough," remarked vocalist the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory affected the lives of others."
Last week, the trust announced it had rescued a couple of grassroots venues in the South East, by bringing them into community ownership.
The first in the city and The Croft in that location were purchased under the community ownership program, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the properties.
