The artist has donated the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound honor winnings to the MVT, which functions to protect the Britain's small music venues.
He was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his third album People Watching was declared the best record of the last 12 months.
Fender has chosen to hand the money over to the trust, in appreciation of the essential function local spots had in his initial steps.
"I wouldn't be doing this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I performed around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," remarked the artist. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have permanently closed – roughly one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which supports smaller concert halls.
Fender also took part, raising more than £100,000 on his recent tour to assist numerous small stages across Britain.
The donation supported spaces that were confronting possible closure due to difficulties caused by water damage, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as permit problems, court cases and neighbor objections.
Other venues received financial assistance in improving infrastructure and technical equipment that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The idea that funds from concerts in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for performers like me, is just common sense," the star has said.
The musician is among several artists to donate his award funds to good deeds.
When Pulp received the prize in the mid-90s for their record Different Class, vocalist Jarvis Cocker declared that the band would give their cash to the organization the charity.
In 2002, artist she shared her award across a few organizations, such as the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required better apparatus," the artist explained to outlets.
Two years ago, the band contributed their funds to the community center that nurtured their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally winners that year the group contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked singer Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our victory impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust revealed it had protected a couple of grassroots venues in the South East, by placing them under local control.
One venue in Southampton and the second in that location were purchased under the community ownership scheme, which is funded by Arts Council England and supporters who buy "shares" in the venues.
