The star has donated the entirety of his £25k honor prize money to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the United Kingdom's independent concert spaces.
Fender was given the award on October 16 as his latest record the album was named the best record of the previous year.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist couldn't be pursuing this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," said Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have permanently closed – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to help venues survive, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which benefits independent venues.
Fender also participated, generating over £100k on his recent tour to help numerous local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
These funds helped spaces that were confronting possible closure due to issues caused by water damage, fires and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Some locations received monetary aid in modernizing facilities and gear that helped musicians and audiences.
"The notion that revenue from concerts in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has stated.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his award winnings to worthy causes.
Back when they earned the award in the mid-90s for their album the album, frontman Jarvis Cocker stated that the act would give their cash to the organization War Child.
During 2002, musician the artist shared her prize among multiple good causes, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"And I donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked updated gear," she explained to a publication.
Two years ago, the band donated their funds to the youth organization that supported their act, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also winners that year they contributed their prize to a charity for MS after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"Receiving the award was sufficient," remarked singer Heather Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we could do without the bonus, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had protected two local spots in the South East, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in that area and the second in that location were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is funded by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "stakes" in the venues.
