The artist has donated the complete sum of his £25,000 award cash to the MVT, which functions to preserve the UK's grassroots concert spaces.
He was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his third album the album was named the outstanding release of the last 12 months.
He has chosen to donate the funds to the trust, in appreciation of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I did around the North East, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated Fender. "These locations are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have ceased operations – roughly one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, major artists like Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all supported the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also took part, collecting in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support thirty-eight local spots across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation supported venues that were confronting imminent closure due to issues arising from floods, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, conflicts and sound issues.
Additional spaces were granted funding support in improving facilities and gear that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The idea that funds from shows in big venues backs the local stages, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," the star has stated.
The musician is among several artists to contribute his award prize money to worthy causes.
When the band received the award in 1996 for their record Different Class, vocalist the singer stated that the band would donate their winnings to the non-profit the charity.
That year, artist she shared her prize across multiple charities, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed better apparatus," the artist told outlets.
Two years ago, the band donated their funds to the community center that nurtured their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
Also 1994 winners M People donated their winnings to a charity for MS after a friend was found to have the disease.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked vocalist the singer. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the cake. So our success affected somebody else's life."
Last week, the trust revealed it had saved a couple of small stages in the South East, by placing them under community ownership.
The first in the city and the other in that location were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
