The star has donated the full amount of his £25,000 honor prize money to the MVT, which functions to preserve the Britain's grassroots live music spots.
The star was given the prize on October 16 as his latest record People Watching was declared the outstanding release of the past year.
He has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in appreciation of the crucial part local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it hadn't been for all the gigs I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have shut down – roughly 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, well-known musicians including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to keep the scene afloat, by applying a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help local stages.
He also took part, collecting over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money supported spaces that were confronting potential shutdown due to difficulties stemming from flooding, fires and family tragedies, as well as permit problems, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues were granted financial assistance in improving facilities and gear that positively impacted musicians and fans.
"The notion that money from performances in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it begins for performers like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
Fender is far from the only musician to contribute his honor prize money to charitable organizations.
When they received the award in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, lead singer Jarvis Cocker stated that the act would contribute their winnings to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, rapper and singer the artist split her prize among a few good causes, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"Additionally, I donated a grand to my local community centre, to their classes, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," the artist told the media.
Two years ago, they donated their prize money to the local youth club that supported their band, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
And the 1994 recipients the group contributed their prize to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was found to have the condition.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated vocalist Small. "The cash was the bonus but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the cake. So our success affected another person's life."
Recently, the Music Venues Trust announced it had saved two local spots in that region, by placing them under public stewardship.
The first in that area and the second in Bristol were purchased under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is funded by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "shares" in the properties.
