The artist has handed over the entirety of his £25k award winnings to the MVT, which functions to preserve the Britain's independent live music spots.
The star was awarded the cheque on October 16 as his third album his work was declared the top album of the previous year.
He has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function local spots had in his early career.
"I personally would not have achieved what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the region, and beyond, when I was just getting going," remarked the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Beginning in 2023, more than 150 of these locations have permanently closed – about one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, major artists such as the band Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, collecting over £100k on his live tour to support thirty-eight local spots across Britain.
These funds supported locations that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges arising from water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues were granted monetary aid in upgrading infrastructure and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted musicians and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from performances in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it begins for artists like me, is just logical," Fender has commented.
The musician is among several artists to donate his honor winnings to worthy causes.
Back when Pulp earned the prize in 1996 for their release Different Class, vocalist the singer declared that the group would contribute their prize money to the charity the charity.
That year, artist Ms Dynamite divided her prize among multiple organizations, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"I also donated a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required better apparatus," she told outlets.
Two years ago, the band donated their winnings to the youth organization that supported their group, alongside other local music groups.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they donated their award to a MS organization after a friend was found to have the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked singer the singer. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our victory impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had rescued a couple of small stages in that region, by placing them under local control.
The Joiners in that area and the other in Bristol were bought under the public acquisition initiative, which is supported by a national body and music fans who buy "shares" in the properties.
