The star has handed over the entirety of his £25k award winnings to the MVT, which functions to preserve the United Kingdom's independent live music spots.
The star was presented with the award on October 16 as his new release People Watching was named the top album of the past year.
He has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in recognition of the essential function small stages fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I couldn't be pursuing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the gigs I performed around the area, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, over 150 of these spaces have shut down – roughly one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also joined in, raising more than £100,000 on his live tour to support numerous small stages across the UK.
The donation supported spaces that were facing imminent closure due to issues caused by flooding, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and noise complaints.
Additional spaces obtained financial assistance in upgrading facilities and sound and lighting systems that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The concept that money from shows in big venues helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to give his award funds to good deeds.
Back when Pulp earned the prize in 1996 for their release their work, lead singer the singer announced that the group would contribute their prize money to the charity the charity.
In 2002, artist she shared her bounty among a few organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I trained in gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed better apparatus," she explained to the media.
In recent years, they donated their funds to the community center that nurtured their act, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients M People contributed their award to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," remarked vocalist the singer. "The cash was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the cake. So our success affected somebody else's life."
In the past week, the trust revealed it had rescued several local spots in south-east England, by bringing them into community ownership.
One venue in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and enthusiasts who acquire "shares" in the venues.
