The artist has given the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award prize money to the MVT, which operates to protect the Britain's small live music spots.
Fender was presented with the cheque on October 16 as his new release People Watching was named the top album of the last 12 months.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the Music Venues Trust, in acknowledgment of the vital role small stages played in his beginning days.
"I couldn't be pursuing this success if it weren't for all the performances I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated Fender. "These venues are renowned, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately one-sixth of the total UK scene.
In the last year, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the Music Venues Trust in its initiatives to support the industry, by including a small levy to their admission fees, which supports independent venues.
Fender also took part, raising over £100k on his live tour to help 38 small stages across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped spaces that were confronting potential shutdown due to difficulties arising from flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces received financial assistance in modernizing amenities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted performers and concertgoers.
"The idea that money from concerts in major spaces supports the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has stated.
He is far from the only musician to contribute his award prize money to worthy causes.
Back when they won the prize in the year 1996 for their record Different Class, vocalist Cocker stated that the act would contribute their prize money to the charity War Child.
During 2002, musician the artist split her award between multiple organizations, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I contributed a thousand pounds to the center, to their gymnastics class, because I practiced gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed updated gear," the artist told the media.
In recent years, they gave their prize money to the local youth club that supported their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Also winners that year M People gave their award to a charity for MS after a friend was diagnosed the disease.
"The victory was quite enough," remarked artist Heather Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory affected another person's life."
In the past week, the MVT announced it had rescued a couple of local spots in the South East, by transferring them to public stewardship.
One venue in the city and the other in Bristol were purchased under the public acquisition initiative, which is backed by Arts Council England and music fans who buy "stakes" in the properties.
