The star has donated the full amount of his twenty-five thousand pound honor prize money to the MVT, which operates to protect the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
The star was awarded the cheque on 16 October as his third album the album was declared the outstanding release of the previous year.
He has chosen to hand the money over to the MVT, in appreciation of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally couldn't be pursuing my current career if it wasn't for all the shows I performed around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," said Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – about 16% of the total UK scene.
In the last year, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by including a minor surcharge to their ticket prices, which supports independent venues.
Fender also participated, collecting more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation assisted venues that were confronting potential shutdown due to issues caused by water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, legal disputes and sound issues.
Other venues received monetary aid in modernizing facilities and gear that helped artists and audiences.
"The idea that funds from concerts in large arenas supports the independent spots, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
He is among several artists to donate his honor funds to good deeds.
When they earned the award in the mid-90s for their record their work, frontman the singer declared that the act would donate their winnings to the charity War Child.
That year, artist the artist divided her prize between a few good causes, including the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they lacked better apparatus," the artist told the media.
Previously, Ezra Collective contributed their winnings to the local youth club that supported their group, alongside other local music groups.
Also winners that year the group contributed their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," remarked singer Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our success impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust shared it had saved two local spots in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
The Joiners in that area and The Croft in that location were bought under the public acquisition program, which is supported by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "stakes" in the buildings.
