The cash-starved Wisconsin Historical Society has $1.1 million more in its endowment fund than officials thought was there.
The state Legislative Audit Bureau said this week that an audit identified an error in the society’s internal accounting records.
The Historical Society which has suffered severe cuts in its budget in recent years because of a state fiscal crisis – relies on donations and endowment fund earnings to finance many activities such as managing historic sites and operating the library and museum.