The star has given the complete sum of his £25,000 award prize money to the trust for venues, which works to save the United Kingdom's small concert spaces.
The star was given the prize on 16 October as his new release People Watching was chosen as the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function small stages had in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the North East, and beyond, when I was beginning," remarked Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists like Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Fender also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his recent tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across Britain.
These funds supported spaces that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from floods, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Some locations were granted funding support in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted artists and fans.
"The concept that funds from concerts in large arenas supports the local stages, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
Fender is not the first artist to give his honor funds to worthy causes.
Back when the band won the prize in the mid-90s for their release Different Class, vocalist the singer stated that the band would give their prize money to the charity War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite split her prize among several charities, including the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked new equipment," the artist shared with the media.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective contributed their funds to the youth organization that developed their group, in addition to other local music groups.
Also the 1994 recipients M People gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was identified with the disease.
"The victory was ample," remarked singer Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our winning touched somebody else's life."
Last week, the MVT announced it had saved several small stages in south-east England, by transferring them to community ownership.
The Joiners in that area and the second in the city were acquired under the Own Our Venues program, which is funded by the arts council and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the buildings.
