The artist has given the entirety of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the UK's small music venues.
Fender was awarded the prize on October 16 as his third album his work was declared the top album of the previous year.
Fender has decided to hand the money over to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role small stages fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it wasn't for all the shows I did around the North East, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said the artist. "These spaces are iconic, but they are struggling."
Since the start of 2023, more than 150 of these locations have permanently closed – about 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, top acts including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the MVT in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a small levy to their ticket costs, which goes to help independent venues.
Fender also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his 2024 arena tour to support numerous grassroots venues across Britain.
The money supported locations that were dealing with potential shutdown due to issues stemming from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, court cases and noise complaints.
Some locations obtained monetary aid in modernizing infrastructure and technical equipment that helped artists and audiences.
"The idea that money from performances in major spaces supports the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just common sense," Fender has stated.
He is not the first artist to give his award funds to good deeds.
Back when the band received the award in the year 1996 for their album Different Class, frontman Jarvis Cocker announced that the group would contribute their prize money to the non-profit the charity.
In 2002, musician Ms Dynamite shared her bounty between several good causes, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a thousand pounds to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they lacked better apparatus," Ms Dynamite told outlets.
Previously, Ezra Collective gave their prize money to the local youth club that supported their act, as well as other local music groups.
And the 1994 recipients the group gave their prize to a MS organization after a close contact was identified with the condition.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated artist Heather Small. "The cash was the bonus but we could do without the extra, because we had the main prize. So our success affected somebody else's life."
In the past week, the trust announced it had saved a couple of small stages in the South East, by placing them under community ownership.
The Joiners in the city and The Croft in the city were acquired under the Own Our Venues initiative, which is supported by Arts Council England and music fans who acquire "shares" in the properties.
