The artist has handed over the entirety of his £25,000 honor winnings to the MVT, which works to save the Britain's grassroots concert spaces.
Fender was presented with the award on mid-October as his new release People Watching was named the top album of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues fulfilled in his beginning days.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I played around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," remarked Fender. "These locations are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these spaces have ceased operations – roughly 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Recently, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to help venues survive, by applying a modest fee to their admission fees, which supports local stages.
Fender also participated, generating over £100k on his live tour to assist 38 local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported spaces that were confronting possible closure due to challenges arising from water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and gear that helped musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that revenue from shows in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it kicks off for artists like me, is just common sense," Fender has stated.
Fender is far from the only musician to contribute his award winnings to good deeds.
When they earned the award in the year 1996 for their album the album, vocalist Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would give their cash to the charity War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she divided her award across several good causes, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they needed better apparatus," she told the media.
In recent years, they donated their funds to the local youth club that developed their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners M People donated their winnings to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," said artist Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our success impacted another person's life."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had rescued several grassroots venues in the South East, by bringing them into local control.
One venue in Southampton and the other in the city were acquired under the community ownership program, which is funded by a national body and music fans who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
