The star has donated the full amount of his £25,000 Mercury Prize winnings to the trust for venues, which functions to save the United Kingdom's small live music spots.
Fender was presented with the cheque on 16 October as his latest record his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
Fender has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in acknowledgment of the crucial part local spots had in his beginning days.
"As an artist wouldn't be doing what I am doing today if it weren't for all the shows I performed around the region, and elsewhere, when I was just getting going," stated the artist. "These spaces are legendary, but they are struggling."
From early 2023 onward, over 150 of these locations have permanently closed – approximately 16% of the entire UK sector.
Recently, major artists such as Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all supported the trust in its efforts to support the industry, by adding a small levy to their admission fees, which benefits smaller concert halls.
He also joined in, collecting over £100k on his recent tour to help numerous grassroots venues across the UK.
These funds assisted locations that were dealing with imminent closure due to difficulties stemming from flooding, blazes and bereavements, as well as regulatory hurdles, legal disputes and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained monetary aid in modernizing facilities and sound and lighting systems that directly benefitted artists and fans.
"The idea that funds from shows in major spaces helps the smaller venues, where it all starts for artists like me, is just sensible," Fender has commented.
The musician is not the first artist to donate his honor winnings to worthy causes.
In Pulp earned the prize in the year 1996 for their release their work, lead singer the singer announced that the act would donate their winnings to the charity the charity.
In 2002, artist she divided her award between a few organizations, like the children's charity and a charity for Sickle Cell.
"And I donated a £1,000 to Highgate Newtown, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was growing up and they needed new equipment," she shared with a publication.
In recent years, they contributed their winnings to the community center that supported their band, as well as other grassroots music organisations.
Also the 1994 recipients they donated their award to a MS organization after a friend was identified with the condition.
"The victory was sufficient," stated singer the singer. "The prize was the extra but we didn't need the bonus, because we had the honor. So our success touched another person's life."
Recently, the trust shared it had rescued several small stages in south-east England, by bringing them into public stewardship.
The first in the city and the second in that location were bought under the public acquisition program, which is funded by a national body and enthusiasts who acquire "stakes" in the venues.
