The artist has donated the full amount of his £25,000 award winnings to the MVT, which functions to save the United Kingdom's independent music venues.
Fender was given the prize on October 16 as his latest record the album was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
He has opted to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the performances I performed around the area, and beyond, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These locations are legendary, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these spaces have shut down – about one-sixth of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists including Pulp, the group Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the trust in its attempts to help venues survive, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which supports independent venues.
Fender also took part, generating more than £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous small stages across Britain.
These funds assisted locations that were facing potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, conflicts and noise complaints.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in improving amenities and sound and lighting systems that helped performers and fans.
"The notion that money from performances in big venues supports the independent spots, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has said.
He is far from the only musician to give his honor winnings to worthy causes.
When Pulp earned the prize in 1996 for their album Different Class, frontman Jarvis Cocker declared that the group would donate their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
During 2002, musician she shared her bounty across several good causes, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," the artist told the media.
Two years ago, the band contributed their prize money to the local youth club that nurtured their band, in addition to other local music groups.
Additionally 1994 winners the group donated their award to a MS organization after a acquaintance was identified with the condition.
"Winning was quite enough," said vocalist Heather Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our success touched another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had saved several grassroots venues in that region, by placing them under community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and the second in the city were acquired under the community ownership scheme, which is supported by the arts council and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the venues.
