The star has donated the complete sum of his £25k honor winnings to the MVT, which works to preserve the UK's grassroots live music spots.
He was presented with the cheque on mid-October as his new release People Watching was declared the best record of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in appreciation of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing my current career if it hadn't been for all the shows I did around the North East, and further afield, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These locations are iconic, but they are in difficulty."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these locations have shut down – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, well-known musicians like Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to keep the scene afloat, by including a modest fee to their ticket prices, which supports smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to help thirty-eight grassroots venues across the UK.
The money assisted venues that were confronting possible closure due to issues caused by water damage, blazes and personal losses, as well as licensing issues, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Some locations obtained funding support in modernizing infrastructure and gear that helped artists and fans.
"The idea that revenue from concerts in major spaces supports the local stages, where it kicks off for performers like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
The musician is far from the only musician to give his honor winnings to good deeds.
In Pulp earned the award in the mid-90s for their record the album, vocalist the singer announced that the group would contribute their prize money to the organization War Child.
That year, artist the artist shared her prize between multiple charities, such as the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their classes, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they required new equipment," the artist shared with the media.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the youth organization that supported their act, as well as other local music groups.
Additionally the 1994 recipients M People contributed their award to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the illness.
"Receiving the award was ample," remarked vocalist Heather Small. "The prize was the bonus but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the honor. So our success touched another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT shared it had saved several grassroots venues in that region, by bringing them into public stewardship.
One venue in Southampton and the second in Bristol were bought under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is backed by a national body and supporters who buy "shares" in the properties.
