The initiative to establish CDHA is supported by the following of Iceland’s leading institutions in the humanities and arts, which conduct research and collect data relevant to the field:
- Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Consortium of Icelandic Libraries
- Cultural Heritage Agency of Iceland
- Film Archive of Iceland
- Iceland Academy of the Arts
- Icelandic National Broadcasting Service
- National and University Library of Iceland
- National Archives of Iceland
- National Gallery of Iceland
- National Museum of Iceland
- Rekstrafélag Sarps
- Reykjavík Art Museum
- Reykjavík City Museum
- Reykjavík University
- University of Iceland – School of Humanities