The star has handed over the complete sum of his twenty-five thousand pound award cash to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the UK's grassroots music venues.
He was presented with the prize on October 16 as his latest record People Watching was chosen as the top album of the past year.
The musician has opted to donate the funds to the trust, in appreciation of the crucial part local spots had in his initial steps.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it hadn't been for all the gigs I played around the area, and elsewhere, when I was starting out," said Fender. "These venues are legendary, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these venues have permanently closed – about one-sixth of the total UK scene.
Recently, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all aided the Music Venues Trust in its attempts to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their ticket costs, which benefits independent venues.
He also took part, generating in excess of £100,000 on his live tour to help 38 grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The donation helped venues that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges stemming from water damage, fires and bereavements, as well as permit problems, conflicts and neighbor objections.
Additional spaces were granted financial assistance in upgrading facilities and technical equipment that directly benefitted artists and audiences.
"The concept that revenue from performances in large arenas supports the local stages, where it begins for musicians like me, is just logical," the star has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to give his honor funds to worthy causes.
When the band won the prize in 1996 for their album the album, vocalist Cocker stated that the band would donate their winnings to the organization War Child.
In 2002, rapper and singer she split her prize across multiple organizations, including the NSPCC and a Sickle Cell organization.
"And I contributed a thousand pounds to my local community centre, to their classes, because I trained in gymnastics when I was younger and they required better apparatus," the artist explained to a publication.
Two years ago, they donated their funds to the community center that supported their act, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally the 1994 recipients M People gave their winnings to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the illness.
"Receiving the award was quite enough," stated singer Heather Small. "The money was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the main prize. So our victory affected the lives of others."
Last week, the MVT revealed it had rescued several local spots in south-east England, by transferring them to community ownership.
The first in Southampton and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership program, which is funded by a national body and music fans who purchase "stakes" in the buildings.
