The artist has handed over the entirety of his £25k award prize money to the trust for venues, which operates to preserve the United Kingdom's independent live music spots.
Fender was given the prize on mid-October as his new release his work was chosen as the outstanding release of the previous year.
The musician has chosen to give the cash to the MVT, in recognition of the vital role local spots fulfilled in his early career.
"As an artist would not have achieved my current career if it hadn't been for all the performances I performed around the region, and elsewhere, when I was beginning," stated Fender. "These spaces are renowned, but they are facing challenges."
Beginning in 2023, at least 150 of these venues have ceased operations – approximately 16% of the whole industry in the UK.
In the last year, major artists including Pulp, Coldplay, the singer Katy Perry and Ed Sheeran have all backed the trust in its efforts to keep the scene afloat, by including a minor surcharge to their admission fees, which goes to help smaller concert halls.
Fender also participated, collecting over £100k on his live tour to support 38 local spots across Britain.
The donation supported venues that were facing potential shutdown due to challenges stemming from water damage, blazes and family tragedies, as well as licensing issues, court cases and sound issues.
Additional spaces obtained funding support in improving facilities and gear that directly benefitted musicians and fans.
"The notion that funds from performances in big venues supports the smaller venues, where it kicks off for musicians like me, is just logical," Fender has commented.
The musician is far from the only musician to donate his award prize money to good deeds.
When Pulp received the trophy in the year 1996 for their release their work, frontman Cocker declared that the band would contribute their winnings to the organization War Child.
That year, musician Ms Dynamite divided her award across multiple charities, like the children's charity and a Sickle Cell charity.
"Additionally, I contributed a £1,000 to the center, to their gymnastics program, because I did gymnastics when I was a child and they required updated gear," she explained to the media.
Two years ago, they gave their winnings to the youth organization that developed their band, alongside other independent music bodies.
And the 1994 recipients M People donated their winnings to a multiple sclerosis charity after a close contact was identified with the disease.
"Winning was sufficient," remarked singer Small. "The prize was the extra but we didn't require the extra, because we had the honor. So our winning impacted the lives of others."
In the past week, the MVT revealed it had rescued two grassroots venues in south-east England, by placing them under public stewardship.
One venue in that area and The Croft in Bristol were acquired under the community ownership initiative, which is supported by a national body and supporters who buy "shares" in the venues.
