The star has donated the entirety of his £25,000 award prize money to the MVT, which works to save the United Kingdom's independent concert spaces.
The star was presented with the cheque on mid-October as his third album People Watching was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has decided to give the cash to the MVT, in appreciation of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the North East, and further afield, when I was starting out," stated Fender. "These locations are legendary, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these locations have permanently closed – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, top acts including Pulp, the group Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits local stages.
He also took part, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to help numerous small stages across the UK.
These funds assisted venues that were facing possible closure due to difficulties arising from floods, fire incidents and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in improving amenities and gear that helped musicians and fans.
"The notion that revenue from performances in large arenas backs the local stages, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," Fender has commented.
Fender is among several artists to contribute his award funds to good deeds.
In they received the award in 1996 for their release their work, lead singer the singer stated that the group would contribute their prize money to the charity War Child.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite shared her prize between a few organizations, like the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they needed updated gear," she shared with a publication.
Previously, they donated their prize money to the community center that nurtured their band, as well as other local music groups.
And the 1994 recipients the group gave their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was identified with the condition.
"Winning was sufficient," said artist the singer. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the extra, because we had the honor. So our success affected another person's life."
In the past week, the Music Venues Trust announced it had saved several grassroots venues in the South East, by placing them under community ownership.
One venue in the city and the other in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is backed by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "shares" in the properties.
