The artist has handed over the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award winnings to the MVT, which works to preserve the United Kingdom's small music venues.
Fender was given the award on 16 October as his new release the album was named the outstanding release of the previous year.
Fender has opted to give the cash to the MVT, in appreciation of the crucial part grassroots venues fulfilled in his beginning days.
"I personally would not have achieved this success if it hadn't been for all the shows I played around the region, and beyond, when I was starting out," stated Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are facing challenges."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have permanently closed – about 16% of the entire UK sector.
In the last year, well-known musicians including the band Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the MVT in its efforts to help venues survive, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits smaller concert halls.
Fender also joined in, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to help numerous grassroots venues across Britain.
These funds helped venues that were facing potential shutdown due to issues caused by flooding, fire incidents and personal losses, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and neighbor objections.
Other venues obtained financial assistance in modernizing facilities and technical equipment that directly benefitted artists and concertgoers.
"The notion that money from concerts in major spaces helps the independent spots, where it begins for performers like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
Fender is among several artists to give his award winnings to worthy causes.
When they earned the trophy in the year 1996 for their release the album, lead singer Cocker declared that the group would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she shared her bounty across several charities, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell charity.
"I also contributed a grand to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I practiced gymnastics when I was a child and they needed better apparatus," the artist shared with outlets.
Previously, they contributed their winnings to the community center that nurtured their group, as well as other independent music bodies.
Additionally the 1994 recipients they donated their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a acquaintance was identified with the illness.
"The victory was ample," said singer the singer. "The money was the extra but we could do without the extra, because we had the cake. So our victory affected another person's life."
Recently, the MVT shared it had protected two small stages in the South East, by placing them under public stewardship.
The first in the city and the other in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition scheme, which is backed by the arts council and music fans who acquire "ownership units" in the venues.
