In February 2009 Armani announced that he will donate $1 million to found the Armani Arts Institute to help promote art programs in some of New York's poorest schools.Perez Hilton: Giving From the Heart (February 18, 2009)

1. Name: Giorgio ArmaniAsk Men: Giorgio Armani
2. Birth date: July 11, 1934Ask Men: Giorgio Armani
3. Birth place: Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, ItalyAsk Men: Giorgio Armani
4. Sexual Preference: BisexualAsk Men: Giorgio Armani
5. He is said to prefer menAsk Men: Giorgio Armani
6. Founded Armani in 1974Ask Men: Giorgio Armani
7. Armani originally offered only menswear
8. Armani introduced women's fashions in 1975
9. Forbes named Armani the most successful Italian fashion designer in 2001Ask Men: Giorgio Armani
10. Armani designed made-to-measure suits for Richard Gere in 1980 for the film American Gigolo
11. He also designed made-to-measure suits for Christian Bale in 2008 for the film The Dark Knight
12. Armani was the first fashion designers to ban models with a Body Mass Index (BMI) less than 18
13. Appeared on the cover of Time Magazine in 1982Ask Men: Giorgio Armani
14. He was the first fashion designer to appear on the cover since Christian Dior in the 1940sAsk Men: Giorgio Armani
15. In 2009 Armani donated $1 million to found the Armani Arts Institute to promote art programs in New York City schoolsPerez Hilton: Giving From the Heart (February 18, 2009)
16. His donation will go to help fund the Fund for Public Schools, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting the public school systemForbes: The World's Billionaires (March 5, 2008)

[It's] an investment in the future generations of New York City. What excites me most is that we are not just providing the wood for dance floors and the oil paints for our future artists. More importantly, we are giving young kids a chance to dream.—Giorgio Armani