The star has donated the complete sum of his £25k honor winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to protect the United Kingdom's independent concert spaces.
The star was awarded the prize on October 16 as his third album People Watching was declared the best record of the past year.
Fender has opted to donate the funds to the MVT, in recognition of the essential function local spots fulfilled in his initial steps.
"I personally would not have achieved my current career if it weren't for all the gigs I played around the region, and beyond, when I was beginning," remarked Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are in difficulty."
From early 2023 onward, more than 150 of these venues have permanently closed – roughly one-sixth of the whole industry in the UK.
Over the past year, top acts such as the band Pulp, Coldplay, Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its efforts to help venues survive, by applying a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits local stages.
Fender also participated, generating more than £100,000 on his recent tour to help numerous grassroots venues across England, Scotland, and Wales.
The money helped spaces that were confronting possible closure due to challenges caused by flooding, blazes and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Other venues were granted funding support in improving facilities and technical equipment that positively impacted performers and concertgoers.
"The idea that funds from concerts in large arenas backs the independent spots, where it begins for musicians like me, is just sensible," the star has commented.
Fender is far from the only musician to donate his award funds to charitable organizations.
In Pulp won the trophy in the mid-90s for their record Different Class, frontman Jarvis Cocker stated that the band would contribute their winnings to the non-profit War Child.
That year, artist she split her bounty across multiple good causes, like the NSPCC and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to my local community centre, to their gymnastics class, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed better apparatus," the artist explained to the media.
Two years ago, Ezra Collective gave their funds to the local youth club that supported their band, alongside other grassroots music organisations.
Additionally the 1994 recipients the group donated their award to a charity for MS after a close contact was diagnosed the disease.
"Winning was quite enough," said vocalist Small. "The prize was the cherry on top but we could do without the cherry, because we had the honor. So our victory impacted somebody else's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had rescued a couple of local spots in south-east England, by placing them under public stewardship.
The Joiners in the city and the other in that location were purchased under the Own Our Venues scheme, which is supported by Arts Council England and supporters who acquire "ownership units" in the properties.
