The star has handed over the complete sum of his £25k honor winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to save the United Kingdom's grassroots music venues.
Fender was awarded the cheque on mid-October as his new release his work was declared the top album of the previous year.
The musician has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the essential function small stages had in his beginning days.
"I wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the performances I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these locations have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Over the past year, top acts like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, generating over £100k on his live tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped spaces that were confronting potential shutdown due to difficulties stemming from flooding, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues received financial assistance in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted musicians and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from performances in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just sensible," Fender has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his honor winnings to good deeds.
When they earned the trophy in the mid-90s for their record Different Class, frontman Jarvis Cocker announced that the band would give their winnings to the charity the charity.
In 2002, artist she divided her prize between several organizations, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a grand to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was a child and they needed updated gear," Ms Dynamite told outlets.
Two years ago, they donated their prize money to the community center that supported their act, in addition to other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners M People contributed their prize to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," remarked artist Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our victory touched another person's life."
Recently, the MVT shared it had saved several grassroots venues in south-east England, by placing them under public stewardship.
The first in the city and The Croft in the city were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by the arts council and supporters who buy "stakes" in the properties.
