The star has given the complete sum of his £25k award prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to protect the Britain's grassroots music venues.
He was presented with the prize on October 16 as his latest record the album was chosen as the best record of the last 12 months.
The musician has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the essential function grassroots venues fulfilled in his beginning days.
"As an artist would not have achieved this success if it hadn't been for all the performances I played around the region, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," remarked the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, at least 150 of these venues have permanently closed – roughly 16 percent of the total UK scene.
Over the past year, well-known musicians such as Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its attempts to support the industry, by applying a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
Fender also joined in, generating over £100k on his 2024 arena tour to assist 38 grassroots venues across Britain.
The donation supported locations that were dealing with possible closure due to challenges stemming from water damage, fire incidents and family tragedies, as well as regulatory hurdles, court cases and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from concerts in large arenas backs the smaller venues, where it all starts for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has said.
He is far from the only musician to contribute his honor prize money to good deeds.
In the band won the trophy in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, vocalist Cocker announced that the group would contribute their winnings to the organization the charity.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite split her award between several organizations, such as the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was younger and they lacked updated gear," Ms Dynamite told outlets.
In recent years, they donated their funds to the community center that supported their band, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients they contributed their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was ample," said artist Small. "The money was the cherry on top but we didn't need the cherry, because we had the main prize. So our success impacted the lives of others."
Recently, the MVT revealed it had rescued a couple of small stages in the South East, by transferring them to local control.
One venue in Southampton and The Croft in that location were bought under the Own Our Venues program, which is backed by the arts council and enthusiasts who purchase "ownership units" in the venues.
