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   As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 27th, 2000.
                                               Securities Act File No. 333-37028


                                       Investment Company Act File No. 811-09943
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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933                      |X|
               Pre-Effective Amendment No.  1                                |X|
               Post-Effective Amendment No. __                               |_|

                                     and/or

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940
                                                                             |X|

               Amendment No. 1                                               |X|
                        (Check appropriate box or boxes)

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                                 PITCAIRN FUNDS
                (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                         One Pitcairn Place, Suite 3000
                             165 Township Line Road
                            Jenkintown, PA 19046-3593
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

     Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code:  (215) 881-6116

                              --------------------

                                Alvin A. Clay III
                             Pitcairn Trust Company
                         One Pitcairn Place, Suite 3000
                             165 Township Line Road
                            Jenkintown, PA 19046-3593

                (Name and Address of Agent of Service of Process)

                              --------------------

                          Copies of Communications to:
                              Ruth S. Epstein, Esq.
                             Dechert Price & Rhoads
                              1775 Eye Street, N.W.
                             Washington, D.C. 20006

Approximate Date of Proposed Public Offering: As soon as practicable after the
effective date of this registration statement.

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates
as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file
a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement
shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the
Securities Act of 1933 or until this Registration Statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a), may
determine.
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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may
not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an
offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these
securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.


                              SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
                             PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
                                 JUNE 27th, 2000


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                                 PITCAIRN FUNDS
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                                   PROSPECTUS

August __, 2000



                              DIVERSIFIED VALUE FUND
                             DIVERSIFIED GROWTH FUND
                                SELECT VALUE FUND
                               SELECT GROWTH FUND
                              SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
                              SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
                    FAMILY HERITAGE-Registered Trademark- FUND
                            INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND
                         GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE BOND FUND
                              TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND


                               INVESTMENT ADVISER

                         PITCAIRN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
                      A DIVISION OF PITCAIRN TRUST COMPANY

THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION HAS NOT APPROVED THE SECURITIES BEING
OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS OR DETERMINED WHETHER THIS PROSPECTUS IS ACCURATE AND
COMPLETE. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANYONE TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY.

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HOW TO READ THIS PROSPECTUS


PITCAIRN FUNDS IS A TRUST THAT OFFERS TEN SEPARATE MUTUAL FUNDS (EACH A "FUND,"
COLLECTIVELY, "FUNDS") TO INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS. OF THESE, EIGHT -THE EQUITY
FUNDS-- INVEST PRIMARILY IN EQUITY SECURITIES. THE REMAINING TWO FUNDS-- THE
FIXED INCOME FUNDS - INVEST PRIMARILY IN FIXED INCOME SECURITIES. THE FUNDS HAVE
INDIVIDUAL INVESTMENT GOALS AND STRATEGIES. THIS PROSPECTUS GIVES YOU IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT EACH OF THE FUNDS THAT YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE INVESTING.
PLEASE READ THIS PROSPECTUS AND KEEP IT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.


THIS PROSPECTUS HAS BEEN ARRANGED INTO DIFFERENT SECTIONS SO THAT YOU CAN EASILY
REVIEW THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION. FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT EACH
FUND, PLEASE SEE:

                                                                           PAGE

Introduction -Information Common To All Funds
The Equity Funds
         Diversified Value Fund ...............................................
         Diversified Growth Fund ..............................................
         Select Value Fund ....................................................
         Select Growth Fund ...................................................
         Small Cap Value Fund .................................................
         Small Cap Growth Fund ................................................
         Family Heritage-Registered Trademark- Fund ...........................
         International Equity Fund ............................................
The Fixed Income Funds
         Government/Corporate Bond Fund .......................................
         Tax-Exempt Bond Fund .................................................
More Information About Risk ...................................................
Other Information .............................................................
         Investment Adviser ...................................................
Purchasing, Selling And Exchanging Fund Shares ................................
Dividends, Distributions And Taxes ............................................
Additional Information ........................................................


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INTRODUCTION - INFORMATION COMMON TO ALL FUNDS

Each Fund operates as a separate mutual fund. A mutual fund pools
shareholders' money and, using professional investment managers (each a
"Manager," collectively, "Managers"), invests that money in securities. Each
Fund has its own investment goal and strategies for reaching that goal. The
Manager invests the assets of each Fund in a way that it believes will help
the Fund achieve its goal.

Investing in a Fund involves risks, as there is no guarantee that a Fund will
achieve its goal. A Manager's judgments about the markets, the economy, or
companies may not correctly anticipate actual market movements, economic
conditions or company performance, and these judgments may affect the return
on your investment. IN FACT, NO MATTER HOW GOOD A JOB A MANAGER DOES, YOU
COULD LOSE MONEY ON YOUR INVESTMENT IN A FUND, JUST AS YOU COULD WITH OTHER
INVESTMENTS. A FUND SHARE IS NOT A BANK DEPOSIT AND IT IS NOT INSURED OR
GUARANTEED BY THE FDIC OR ANY GOVERNMENT AGENCY. The value of your investment
in a Fund is based on the market value of the securities the Fund holds.
These prices can change daily due to economic and other events that affect
particular companies and other issuers. These price movements, sometimes
called volatility, may be greater or lesser depending on the types of
securities a Fund owns and the markets in which they trade. The effect on a
Fund of a change in the value of a single security will depend on the
magnitude of the change and how widely the Fund diversifies its holdings.

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DIVERSIFIED VALUE FUND

FUND SUMMARY

INVESTMENT GOAL
Long-term capital appreciation.


PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of large
and mid-capitalization companies designed to provide exposure to the value
portion of the U.S. stock market. The Manager selects specific stocks it
believes are undervalued, in companies with a range of risk, capitalization
and industry sector characteristics similar to those included in the
broad-based securities index selected as the Fund's benchmark, with the goal
of outperforming the benchmark.


INVESTMENT STRATEGY


The Diversified Value Fund invests primarily in U.S. common stocks and other
equity securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least
80% of its assets in equity securities. The Manager seeks stocks with
attractive valuations within their industries and market sectors. The prices
of value stocks are typically below their true worth, in the Manager's
judgment, compared to other stocks as measured by such traditional
fundamental investment criteria as earnings, book value and dividend paying
ability. Dividend income, if any, is a consideration incidental to the Fund's
goal.


The Fund is diversified as to issuers and industries, and emphasizes
investments in companies that have market capitalization in excess of $1.5
billion. Up to 10% of the Fund's total assets may be invested in other
income-producing securities such as preferred stocks or bonds that are
convertible into common stock. Up to 20% of the Fund's total assets may also
be invested in securities issued by non-U.S. companies. The Fund may engage
in transactions involving "derivative instruments" - - options or futures
contracts and similar instruments - - in order to hedge against fluctuations
in market price of the securities in which the Fund primarily invests, or for
tax management purposes. The Fund may also acquire shares of exchange-traded
funds or similar securities in order to achieve market or industry exposure
pending direct investments in equity securities. An exchange-traded fund is a
pooled investment vehicle, like other mutual funds, that invests in the
securities of other issuers.

The Manager adheres to an investment philosophy that focuses on specific
security selection within a disciplined risk managed portfolio structure. The
Manager conducts in-depth analysis of the financial quality, market
capitalization, cash flow, earnings and revenues of individual companies.


The Fund currently intends to use the Russell 1000-Registered Trademark-
Value Index as the broad-based securities market index for comparison
purposes in reporting performance (also referred to as its benchmark). The
Russell 1000-Registered Trademark- Value Index is an unmanaged index that
measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price
to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell
1000-Registered Trademark- Index is an unmanaged index that measures the
performance of the 1,000 largest companies in the Russell 3000-Registered
Trademark- Index, which, in turn, is an


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unmanaged index that includes the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total
market capitalization. You cannot invest directly in the Index.


TAX MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

Selecting individual stocks that appreciate in value and managing those gains
(and any losses) to minimize the impact of taxes on shareholders are ways in
which the Manager may seek to achieve the Fund's goal. The Manager and the Fund
may use one or more of the following tax management strategies (to the extent
consistent with the Fund's investment goal):

-     When a portfolio security is sold, selecting the highest cost tax lots to
      reduce the amount of the capital gain or to increase the amount of the
      capital loss realized;
-     Selecting from among portfolio securities that are candidates for sale
      those tax lots that have been held for the amount of time necessary to
      generate long-term capital gains rather than short-term capital gains;
-     Selling securities to realize capital losses that can be offset against
      realized capital gains; and
-     Favoring lower dividend stocks.

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING

The Fund's investment approach is intended to provide long-term capital
appreciation, which carries with it the potential for price volatility
associated with owning equity securities. In addition, a value-oriented
portfolio is generally more volatile than the overall equity market.
Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles. The value of the
Fund's equity securities may fluctuate from day to day. Individual companies
may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic
trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies
may suffer a decline in value in response to such developments which could
result in a decline in the value of the Fund's shares. These factors
contribute to price volatility, which is the principal risk of investing in
the Fund. In addition, during periods of particularly volatile market
conditions, the Fund may not be able to buy or sell securities at favorable
prices and the Fund may experience losses. The Fund is subject to the risk
that its market segment, mid and large cap equity securities, may
underperform other market segments or the equity markets as a whole. The Fund
may invest in foreign instruments which may be riskier than U.S. investments
for many reasons, including changes in currency exchange rates, unstable
political and economic conditions, a lack of adequate company information,
differences in the way securities markets operate, less secure foreign banks
or securities depositories than those in the United States, and foreign
controls on investment.


The principal risk of investing in value stocks is that they may never reach
what the Manager believes is their full value or that they may even go down
in value. In addition, different types of stocks tend to shift in and out of
favor depending on market and economic conditions, and therefore the Fund's
performance may be lower or higher than that of funds that invest in other
types of equity securities (such as those emphasizing growth stocks).


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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

THE FUND DOES NOT HAVE PERFORMANCE HISTORY BECAUSE IT DID NOT COMMENCE
OPERATIONS UNTIL _______, 2000.


FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND


This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold shares of the Fund. You would pay these fees directly from your
investment in the Fund.


ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)*



<TABLE>
<S>                                                                       <C>
Management Fees                                                          0.70%
Service Fees                                                             0.25%
Other Expenses                                                           0.17%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses                                     1.12%
       Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement                           0.12%
       Net Expenses                                                      1.00%
</TABLE>



*SINCE THE FUND COMMENCED OPERATIONS _________, 2000, THE EXPENSE ITEMS SHOWN
ABOVE ARE BASED ON AMOUNTS ESTIMATED FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THE ADVISER
HAS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE PITCAIRN FUNDS, ON BEHALF
OF THE FUND, UNDER WHICH IT HAS AGREED TO REDUCE ITS FEES AND TO ASSUME OTHER
EXPENSES OF THE FUND, IF NECESSARY, IN AN AMOUNT THAT LIMITS THE TOTAL ANNUAL
OPERATING EXPENSES (EXCLUSIVE OF INTEREST, TAXES, BROKERAGE FEES AND
COMMISSIONS, EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES AND PAYMENTS, IF ANY, UNDER A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE PLAN) TO NOT MORE THAN 1.00% OF THE AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS OF THE
FUND THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2003 (SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE
REIMBURSEMENT TO THE ADVISER WITHIN TWO YEARS). SEE "ADVISORY FEES AND
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT" FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.


EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and that
you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions , your costs would be:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 1 YEAR                        3 YEARS
                                <S>                           <C>
                                  $102                          $318

</TABLE>


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DIVERSIFIED GROWTH FUND

FUND SUMMARY

INVESTMENT GOAL
Long-term capital appreciation.


PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of large
and mid-capitalization companies designed to provide exposure to the growth
portion of the U.S. stock market. The Manager selects specific stocks it
believes have above-average potential for growth in revenues and earnings, in
companies with a range of risk, capitalization and industry sector
characteristics similar to those included in the broad-based securities index
selected as the Fund's benchmark, with the goal of outperforming the
benchmark.


INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The Diversified Growth Fund invests primarily in U.S. common stocks and other
equity securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least
80% of its assets in equity securities. The Manager generally seeks stocks
with above average potential for growth in revenue and earnings, and with
capital appreciation potential. Dividend income, if any, is a consideration
incidental to the Fund's investment goal.

The Fund is diversified as to issuers and industries, and emphasizes
investments in companies that have market capitalization in excess of $1.5
billion. Up to 10% of the Fund's total assets may be invested in other
income-producing securities such as preferred stocks or bonds that are
convertible into common stock. Up to 20% of the Fund's total assets may also
be invested in securities issued by non- U.S. companies. The Fund may engage
in transactions involving "derivative instruments" - - options or futures
contracts and similar instruments - - in order to hedge against fluctuations
in market price of the securities in which the Fund primarily invests, or for
tax management purposes. The Fund may also acquire shares of exchange-traded
funds or similar securities in order to achieve market or industry exposure
pending direct investments in equity securities. An exchange-traded fund is a
pooled investment vehicle, like other mutual funds, that invests in the
securities of other issuers.

The Manager adheres to an investment philosophy that focuses on specific
security selection within a disciplined risk managed portfolio structure. The
Manager conducts in-depth analysis of the financial quality, market
capitalization, cash flow, earnings and revenues of individual companies.


The Fund currently intends to use the Russell 1000-Registered Trademark-
Growth Index as the broad-based securities market index for comparison
purposes in reporting performance (also referred to as its benchmark). The
Russell 1000-Registered Trademark- Growth Index measures the performance of
those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher
forecasted growth values. You cannot invest directly in the Index.


<PAGE>

TAX MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

Selecting individual stocks that appreciate in value and managing those gains
(and any losses) to minimize the impact of taxes on shareholders are ways in
which the Manager may seek to achieve the Fund's goal. The Manager and the
Fund may use one or more of the following tax management strategies (to the
extent consistent with the Fund's investment goal):

-     When a portfolio security is sold, selecting the highest cost tax lots to
      reduce the amount of the capital gain or to increase the amount of the
      capital loss realized;
-     Selecting from among portfolio securities that are candidates for sale
      those tax lots that have been held for the amount of time necessary to
      generate long-term capital gains rather than short-term capital gains;

-     Selling securities to realize capital losses that can be offset against
      realized capital gains; and

-     Favoring lower dividend stocks.

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING

The Fund's investment approach is intended to provide long-term capital
appreciation, which carries with it the potential for price volatility
associated with owning equity securities. In addition, a growth-oriented
portfolio is generally more volatile than the overall equity market.
Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles. The value of the
Fund's equity securities may fluctuate from day to day. Individual companies
may report poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic
trends and developments. The prices of securities issued by such companies
may suffer a decline in value in response to such developments, which could
result in a decline in the value of the Fund's shares. These factors
contribute to price volatility, which is the principal risk of investing in
the Fund. In addition, during periods of particularly volatile market
conditions, the Fund may not be able to buy or sell securities at favorable
prices, and the Fund may experience losses. The Fund is subject to the risk
that its market segment, mid and large cap equity securities, may
underperform other market segments or the equity markets as a whole. The Fund
may invest in foreign instruments which may be riskier than U.S. investments
for many reasons, including changes in currency exchange rates, unstable
political and economic conditions, a lack of adequate company information,
differences in the way securities markets operate, less secure foreign banks
or securities depositories than those in the United States, and foreign
controls on investment.


The principal risk of growth stocks is that investors expect growth
companies to increase their earnings at a certain rate that is generally
higher than the rate expected for non-growth companies. If these expectations
are not met, the market price of the stock may decline significantly, even if
earnings show an absolute increase. Growth company stocks also typically lack
the dividend yield that can cushion stock prices in market downturns.


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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

THE FUND DOES NOT HAVE PERFORMANCE HISTORY BECAUSE IT DID NOT COMMENCE
OPERATIONS UNTIL _______, 2000.


FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND


This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold shares of the Fund. You would pay these fees directly from your
investment in the Fund.


ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)*



<TABLE>
<S>                                                                     <C>
Management Fees                                                          0.70%
Service Fees                                                             0.25%
Other Expenses                                                           0.17%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses                                     1.12%
       Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement                           0.12%
       Net Expenses                                                      1.00%

</TABLE>



* SINCE THE FUND COMMENCED OPERATIONS _________, 2000, THE EXPENSE ITEMS
SHOWN ABOVE ARE BASED ON AMOUNTS ESTIMATED FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THE
ADVISER HAS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE PITCAIRN FUNDS, ON
BEHALF OF THE FUND, UNDER WHICH IT HAS AGREED TO REDUCE ITS FEES AND TO
ASSUME OTHER EXPENSES OF THE FUND, IF NECESSARY, IN AN AMOUNT THAT LIMITS THE
TOTAL ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES (EXCLUSIVE OF INTEREST, TAXES, BROKERAGE FEES
AND COMMISSIONS, EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES AND PAYMENTS, IF ANY, UNDER A
SHAREHOLDER SERVICE PLAN) TO NOT MORE THAN 1.00% OF THE AVERAGE DAILY NET
ASSETS OF THE FUND THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2003 (SUBJECT
TO POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT TO THE ADVISER WITHIN TWO YEARS). SEE "ADVISORY
FEES AND EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT" FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.


EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and that
you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 1 YEAR                        3 YEARS
                                <S>                           <C>
                                  $102                          $318

</TABLE>

<PAGE>

SELECT VALUE FUND



FUND SUMMARY



INVESTMENT GOAL
Long-term capital appreciation.



PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Investing primarily in a portfolio of U.S. equity securities that the Manager
believes are priced below their true worth. The Fund will be non-diversified
for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940
Act"). It will tend to be focused in a smaller number of securities than may
be the case for a typical diversified value fund.



INVESTMENT STRATEGY



The Select Value Fund invests primarily in U.S. common stocks and other
equity securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least
80% of its assets in equity securities. The Manager generally seeks stocks
believed to be priced by the market below their true worth.



The Fund emphasizes investments in companies that have market capitalization
of at least $1.5 billion. Up to 10% of the Fund's total assets may be
invested in other income-producing securities, such as preferred stocks or
bonds, that are convertible into common stock. Up to 10% of the Fund's total
assets may also be invested in securities issued by non- U.S. companies. The
Fund may engage in transactions involving "derivative instruments" - -
options or futures contracts and similar instruments - - in order to hedge
against fluctuations in market price of the securities in which the Fund
primarily invests, or for tax management purposes. The Fund may also acquire
shares of exchange-traded funds or similar securities in order to achieve
market or industry exposure pending direct investments in equity securities.
An exchange-traded fund is a pooled investment vehicle, like other mutual
funds, that invests in the securities of other issuers.



The Fund currently intends to use the Russell 1000-Registered Trademark-
Value Index as the broad-based securities market index for comparison
purposes in reporting performance (also referred to as its benchmark). The
Russell 1000-Registered Trademark- Value Index is an unmanaged index that
measures the performance of those Russell 1000 companies with lower price
to-book ratios and lower forecasted growth values. The Russell
1000-Registered Trademark- Index is an unmanaged index that measures the
performance of the 1000 largest companies in the Russell 3000-Registered
Trademark- Index, which in turn is an unmanaged index that includes the
3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market capitalization. You cannot
invest directly in the Index.



PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING



The Fund's investment approach is intended to provide long-term capital
appreciation, which carries with it the potential for price volatility
associated with owning equity securities. Historically, the equity markets
have moved in cycles. The value of the Fund's equity securities may fluctuate
from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be
negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The
prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in value
in response to such developments which could result in a decline in the value
of the Fund's shares. These factors contribute to price volatility, which is
the principal risk of investing in the Fund. In addition, during periods of
particularly volatile market conditions, the Fund may not be able to buy or
sell securities at favorable prices and the Fund may experience losses. The
Fund is subject to the risk that its market segment, mid

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and large cap equity securities, may underperform other market segments or
the equity markets as a whole. The Fund may invest in foreign instruments
which may be riskier than U.S. investments for many reasons, including
changes in currency exchange rates, unstable political and economic
conditions, a lack of adequate company information, differences in the way
securities markets operate, less secure foreign banks or securities
depositories than those in the United States, and foreign controls on
investment.



The principal risk of investing in value stocks is that they may never reach
what the Manager believes is their full value or that they may even go down
in value. In addition, different types of stocks tend to shift in and out of
favor depending on market and economic conditions, and therefore the Fund's
performance may be lower or higher than that of funds that invest in other
types of equity securities (such as those emphasizing growth stocks).



The Fund is a non-diversified fund, which means it may invest a greater
percentage of its assets than other funds in the securities of a limited
number of issuers. However, the Fund will be subject to certain
diversification requirements imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. The use of
a focused investment strategy may increase the volatility of the Fund's
investment performance, as the Fund may be more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political or regulatory event than a
diversified portfolio. If the securities in which the Fund invests perform
poorly, the Fund could incur greater losses than it would have had it been
invested in a greater number of securities.



PERFORMANCE INFORMATION



THE FUND DOES NOT HAVE PERFORMANCE HISTORY BECAUSE IT DID NOT COMMENCE
OPERATIONS UNTIL _______, 2000.



FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND



This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold shares of the Fund. You would pay these fees directly from your
investment in the Fund.



ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)*



<TABLE>

<S>                                                                         <C>
Management Fees                                                          0.70%
Service Fees                                                             0.25%
Other Expenses                                                           0.22%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses                                     1.17%
       Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement                           0.17%
       Net Expenses                                                      1.00%

</TABLE>



* SINCE THE FUND COMMENCED OPERATIONS _________, 2000, THE EXPENSE ITEMS
SHOWN ABOVE ARE BASED ON AMOUNTS ESTIMATED FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THE
ADVISER HAS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE PITCAIRN FUNDS, ON
BEHALF OF THE FUND, UNDER WHICH IT HAS AGREED TO REDUCE ITS FEES AND TO
ASSUME OTHER EXPENSES OF THE FUND, IF NECESSARY, IN AN AMOUNT THAT LIMITS THE
TOTAL ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES (EXCLUSIVE OF INTEREST, TAXES, BROKERAGE FEES
AND COMMISSIONS, EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES AND PAYMENTS, IF ANY, UNDER A
SHAREHOLDER SERVICE PLAN) TO NOT MORE THAN 1.00% OF THE AVERAGE DAILY NET
ASSETS OF THE FUND THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2003 (SUBJECT
TO POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT TO THE ADVISER WITHIN TWO YEARS). SEE "ADVISORY
FEES AND EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT" FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.


<PAGE>


EXAMPLE



This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and that
you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                 1 YEAR                        3 YEARS
                                <S>                           <C>
                                  $102                          $318

</TABLE>


<PAGE>

SELECT GROWTH FUND

FUND SUMMARY

INVESTMENT GOAL
Long-term capital appreciation.


PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Investing primarily in a portfolio of U.S. equity securities that the Manager
believes have above-average potential for growth in revenues and earnings,
and with capital appreciation potential. The Fund will be non-diversified for
purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act").
It will tend to invest in a smaller number of securities than may be the case
for a typical diversified growth fund.


INVESTMENT STRATEGY


The Select Growth Fund invests primarily in U.S. common stocks and other
equity securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least
80% of its assets in equity securities. The Manager generally seeks stocks
with above average potential for growth in revenue and earnings, and with
capital appreciation potential. In addition, the Manager looks for companies
that have a leadership position or proprietary niche that appears to be
sustainable, that demonstrate a clear mission in an understandable business,
that exhibit financial strength and that are valued reasonably in relation to
comparable companies in the market.



The Fund emphasizes investments in companies that have market capitalization
of at least $5 billion. Up to 20% of the Fund's total assets may also be
invested in securities issued by non- U.S. companies. The Fund may engage in
transactions involving "derivative instruments" - - options or futures
contracts and similar instruments - - in order to hedge against fluctuations
in market price of the securities in which the Fund primarily invests, or for
tax management purposes. The Fund may also acquire shares of exchange-traded
funds or similar securities in order to achieve market or industry exposure
pending direct investments in equity securities. An exchange-traded fund is a
pooled investment vehicle, like other mutual funds, that invests in the
securities of other issuers.



The Fund currently intends to use the Russell 1000-Registered Trademark-
Growth Index as the broad-based securities market index for comparison
purposes in reporting performance (also referred to as its benchmark). The
Russell 1000-Registered Trademark- Growth Index measures the performance of
those Russell 1000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher
forecasted growth values. You cannot invest directly in the Index.


PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING

The Fund's investment approach is intended to provide long-term capital
appreciation, which carries with it the potential for price volatility
associated with owning equity securities. Historically, the equity markets
have moved in cycles. The value of the Fund's equity securities may fluctuate
from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be
negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The
prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in value
in response to such developments which could result in a decline in the value
of the Fund's shares. These factors contribute to price volatility,

<PAGE>

which is the principal risk of investing in the Fund. In addition, during
periods of particularly volatile market conditions, the Fund may not be able
to buy or sell securities at favorable prices and the Fund may experience
losses. The Fund is subject to the risk that its market segment, mid and
large cap equity securities, may underperform other market segments or the
equity markets as a whole. The Fund may invest in foreign instruments which
may be riskier than U.S. investments for many reasons, including changes in
currency exchange rates, unstable political and economic conditions, a lack
of adequate company information, differences in the way securities markets
operate, less secure foreign banks or securities depositories than those in
the United States, and foreign controls on investment.


The principal risk of growth stocks is that investors expect growth companies
to increase their earnings at a certain rate that is generally higher than
the rate expected for non-growth companies. If these expectations are not met,
the market price of the stock may decline significantly, even if earnings
show an absolute increase. Growth company stocks also typically lack the
dividend yield that can cushion stock prices in market downturns.



The Fund is a non-diversified fund, which means it may invest a greater
percentage of its assets than other funds in the securities of a limited
number of issuers. However, the Fund will be subject to certain
diversification requirements imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. The use of
a focused investment strategy may increase the volatility of the Fund's
investment performance, as the Fund may be more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political or regulatory event than a
diversified portfolio. If the securities in which the Fund invests perform
poorly, the Fund could incur greater losses than it would have had it been
invested in a greater number of securities.


PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

THE FUND DOES NOT HAVE PERFORMANCE HISTORY BECAUSE IT DID NOT COMMENCE
OPERATIONS UNTIL _______, 2000.


FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND


This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold shares of the Fund. You would pay these fees directly from your
investment in the Fund.


ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)*



<TABLE>

<S>                                                                       <C>
Management Fees                                                           0.85%
Service Fees                                                              0.25%
Other Expenses                                                            0.24%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses                                      1.34%
       Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement                            0.19%
       Net Expenses                                                       1.15%

</TABLE>



* SINCE THE FUND COMMENCED OPERATIONS _________, 2000, THE EXPENSE ITEMS
SHOWN ABOVE ARE BASED ON AMOUNTS ESTIMATED FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THE
ADVISER HAS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE PITCAIRN FUNDS, ON
BEHALF OF THE FUND, UNDER WHICH IT HAS AGREED TO REDUCE ITS FEES AND TO
ASSUME OTHER EXPENSES OF THE FUND, IF NECESSARY, IN AN AMOUNT THAT LIMITS THE
TOTAL ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES (EXCLUSIVE OF INTEREST, TAXES, BROKERAGE FEES
AND COMMISSIONS, EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES AND

<PAGE>

PAYMENTS, IF ANY, UNDER A SHAREHOLDER SERVICE PLAN) TO NOT MORE THAN 1.15% OF
THE AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS OF THE FUND THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING
OCTOBER 31, 2003 (SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT TO THE ADVISER WITHIN TWO
YEARS). SEE "ADVISORY FEES AND EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT" FOR MORE
DETAILED INFORMATION.


EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and that
you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 1 YEAR                        3 YEARS
                                <S>                           <C>
                                  $118                          $365
</TABLE>


<PAGE>


SMALL CAP VALUE FUND

FUND SUMMARY

INVESTMENT GOAL
Long-term capital appreciation.


PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of small
capitalization companies (with market capitalizations between $200 million
and $1.5 billion) designed to provide exposure to the value portion of the
U.S. stock market. The Manager selects specific stocks it believes are
undervalued, in companies with a range of risk, capitalization and industry
sector characteristics similar to those included in the broad-based
securities index selected as the Fund's benchmark, with the goal of
outperforming the benchmark.


INVESTMENT STRATEGY


The Small Cap Value Fund invests primarily in U.S. common stocks and other
equity securities. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least
80% of its assets in equity securities. The Manager seeks stocks with
attractive valuations within their industries and market sectors. The prices
of value stocks are typically below their true worth in the Manager's
judgment compared to other stocks as measured by such traditional fundamental
investment criteria as earnings, book value and dividend paying ability.
Dividend income, if any, is a consideration incidental to the Fund's goal.


The Fund is diversified as to issuers and industries, and emphasizes
investments in companies that have market capitalization between $200 million
and $1.5 billion. Up to 10% of the Fund's total assets may be invested in
other income-producing securities, such as preferred stocks or bonds, that
are convertible into common stock. Up to 20% of the Fund's total assets may
also be invested in securities issued by non- U.S. companies. The Fund may
engage in transactions involving "derivative instruments" - - options or
futures contracts and similar instruments - - in order to hedge against
fluctuations in market price of the securities in which the Fund primarily
invests, or for tax management purposes. The Fund may also acquire shares of
exchange-traded funds or similar securities in order to achieve market or
industry exposure pending direct investments in equity securities. An
exchange-traded fund is a pooled investment vehicle, like other mutual funds,
that invests in the securities of other issuers.

The Manager adheres to an investment philosophy which focuses on specific
security selection within a disciplined risk managed portfolio structure. The
Manager conducts in-depth analysis of the financial quality, market
capitalization, cash flow, earnings and revenues of individual companies
within those characteristics.


The Fund currently intends to use the Russell 2000-Registered Trademark-
Value Index as the broad-based securities market index for comparison
purposes in reporting performance (also referred to as its benchmark). The
Russell 2000-Registered Trademark- Value Index measures the performance of
those Russell 2,000 companies with lower price-to-book ratios and lower
forecasted growth values. You cannot invest directly in the Index.


<PAGE>

TAX MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

Selecting individual stocks that appreciate in value and managing those gains
(and any losses) to minimize the impact of taxes on shareholders are ways in
which the Manager may seek to achieve the Fund's goal. The Manager and the
Fund may use one or more of the following tax management strategies (to the
extent consistent with the Fund's investment goal:

-     When a portfolio security is sold, selecting the highest cost tax lots to
      reduce the amount of the capital gain or to increase the amount of the
      capital loss realized;
-     Selecting from among portfolio securities that are candidates for sale
      those tax lots that have been held for the amount of time necessary to
      generate long-term capital gains rather than short-term capital gains;
-     Selling securities to realize capital losses that can be offset against
      realized capital gains; and
-     Favoring lower dividend stocks.

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING


The Fund's investment approach is intended to provide long-term capital
appreciation, which carries with it the potential for price volatility
associated with owning equity securities. In addition, there is a higher risk
that the Fund will lose money because it invests primarily in small
capitalization stocks. Smaller companies may have limited product lines,
markets and financial resources. They may have shorter operating histories
and more volatile businesses. The prices of small capitalization stocks tend
to be more volatile than those of other stocks. In addition, it may be harder
to sell these stocks, which can reduce their selling prices. Historically,
the equity markets have moved in cycles. The value of the Fund's equity
securities may fluctuate from day to day. Individual companies may report
poor results or be negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and
developments. The Fund's investment strategy may lead it to emphasize certain
sectors, such as technology, health care, business services and
communications. Negative market sentiment towards, or events affecting
issuers in, these sectors may adversely affect the Fund's performance due to
its emphasis on these sectors. The prices of securities issued by such
companies may suffer a decline in value in response to such developments
which could result in a decline in the value of the Fund's shares. These
factors contribute to price volatility, which is the principal risk of
investing in the Fund. In addition, during periods of particularly volatile
market conditions, the Fund may not be able to buy or sell securities at
favorable prices and the Fund may experience losses. The Fund is subject to
the risk that its market segment, small capitalization equity securities, may
underperform other market segments or the equity markets as a whole. The Fund
may invest in foreign instruments which may be riskier than U.S. investments
for many reasons, including changes in currency exchange rates, unstable
political and economic conditions, a lack of adequate company information,
differences in the way securities markets operate, less secure foreign banks
or securities depositories than those in the United States, and foreign
controls on investment.



The principal risk of investing in value stocks is that they may never reach
what the Manager believes is their full value or that they may even go down
in value. In addition, different types of stocks tend to shift in and out of
favor depending on market and economic conditions, and

<PAGE>

therefore the Fund's performance may be lower or higher than that of funds
that invest in other types of equity securities (such as those emphasizing
growth stocks).


PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

THE FUND DOES NOT HAVE PERFORMANCE HISTORY BECAUSE IT DID NOT COMMENCE
OPERATIONS UNTIL _______, 2000.


FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND


This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and
hold shares of the Fund. You would pay these fees directly from your
investment in the Fund.


ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)*



<TABLE>

<S>                                                                      <C>
Management Fees                                                           0.70%
Service Fees                                                              0.25%
Other Expenses                                                            0.14%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses                                      1.09%
       Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement                            0.09%
       Net Expenses                                                       1.00%
</TABLE>



* SINCE THE FUND COMMENCED OPERATIONS _________, 2000, THE EXPENSE ITEMS
SHOWN ABOVE ARE BASED ON AMOUNTS ESTIMATED FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THE
ADVISER HAS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE PITCAIRN FUNDS, ON
BEHALF OF THE FUND, UNDER WHICH IT HAS AGREED TO REDUCE ITS FEES AND TO
ASSUME OTHER EXPENSES OF THE FUND, IF NECESSARY, IN AN AMOUNT THAT LIMITS THE
TOTAL ANNUAL OPERATING EXPENSES (EXCLUSIVE OF INTEREST, TAXES, BROKERAGE FEES
AND COMMISSIONS, EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES AND PAYMENTS, IF ANY, UNDER A
SHAREHOLDER SERVICE PLAN) TO NOT MORE THAN 1.00% OF THE AVERAGE DAILY NET
ASSETS OF THE FUND THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2003 (SUBJECT
TO POSSIBLE REIMBURSEMENT TO THE ADVISER WITHIN TWO YEARS). SEE "ADVISORY
FEES AND EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT" FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.


EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the
Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes
that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and that
you redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also
assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's
operating expenses remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher
or lower, based on these assumptions, your costs would be:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 1 YEAR                        3 YEARS
                                <S>                           <C>
                                  $102                          $318
</TABLE>


<PAGE>

SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND

FUND SUMMARY

INVESTMENT GOAL
Long-term capital appreciation.


PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of small U.S. companies with
total market capitalizations no greater than 75% of the maximum capitalization
of the companies included in the broad-based securities index selected as the
Fund's benchmark, with the goal of outperforming the benchmark. This would
correspond to companies with total market capitalizations of less than $9.7
billion as of January 1, 2000. The Manager seeks to identify those small cap
companies which are experiencing or will experience rapid earnings growth.


INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The Small Cap Growth Fund invests primarily in common stocks and other equity
securities of small U.S. companies. Under normal market conditions, the Fund
invests at least 80% of its assets in equity securities. The Manager seeks
stocks with above average potential for growth in revenue and earnings. Dividend
income, if any, is a consideration incidental to the Fund's investment goal.

The Fund is diversified as to issuers and industries. Up to 10% of the Fund's
total assets may be invested in other income-producing securities, such as
preferred stocks or bonds, that are convertible into common stock. Up to 20% of
the Fund's total assets may also be invested in securities issued by non- U.S.
companies. The Fund may engage in transactions involving "derivative
instruments" - - options or futures contracts and similar instruments - - in
order to hedge against fluctuations in market price of the securities in which
the Fund primarily invests, or for tax management purposes. The Fund may also
acquire shares of exchange-traded funds or similar securities in order to
achieve market or industry exposure pending direct investments in equity
securities.

The Manager focuses on high quality companies, especially those with products or
services that are leaders in their market niches. The Manager selects stocks for
the Fund's portfolio by:

   -   Using fundamental research to identify and follow companies with
       attractive characteristics, such as strong business and competitive
       positions, solid cash flows and balance sheets, high quality management
       and high sustained growth.


   -   Investing in a company when the Manager's research indicates that the
       company will experience accelerating revenues and expanding operating
       margins, which may lead to rising estimate trends and favorable
       earnings.



The Fund currently intends to use the Russell 2000-Registered Trademark-
Growth Index as the broad-based securities market index for comparison
purposes in reporting performance (also referred to as its benchmark). The
Russell 2000-Registered Trademark- Growth Index measures the performance of
those Russell 2000 companies with higher price-to-book ratios and higher
forecasted growth values. You cannot invest directly in the Index.



<PAGE>

TAX MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

Selecting individual stocks that appreciate in value and managing those gains
(and any losses) to minimize the impact of taxes on shareholders are ways in
which the Manager may seek to achieve the Fund's goal. The Manager and the Fund
may use one or more of the following tax management strategies (to the extent
consistent with the Fund's investment goal):

-     Minimizing sales of portfolio securities that result in capital gains;
-     When a portfolio security is sold, selecting the highest cost tax lots to
      reduce the amount of the capital gain or to increase the amount of the
      capital loss realized;
-     Selecting from among portfolio securities that are candidates for sale
      those tax lots that have been held for the amount of time necessary to
      generate long-term capital gains rather than short-term capital gains;
-     Selling securities to realize capital losses that can be offset against
      realized capital gains; and
-     Favoring lower dividend stocks and limiting income-producing investments.

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING

The Fund's investment approach is intended to provide long-term capital
appreciation, which carries with it the potential for price volatility
associated with owning equity securities. In addition, there is a higher risk
that the Fund will lose money because it invests primarily in small
capitalization stocks. Smaller companies may have limited product lines, markets
and financial resources. They may have shorter operating histories and more
volatile businesses than larger capitalization companies. The prices of small
capitalization stocks, in particular aggressive growth stocks, tend to be more
volatile than those of other stocks. In addition, it may be harder to sell these
stocks, which can reduce their selling prices. Historically, the equity markets
have moved in cycles. The value of the Fund's equity securities may fluctuate
from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively
affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The Fund's
investment strategy may lead it to emphasize certain sectors, such as
technology, health care, business services and communications. Negative market
sentiment towards, or events affecting issuers in, these sectors may
disproportionately hurt the Fund's performance. The prices of securities issued
by such companies may suffer a decline in value in response which could result
in a decline in the value of the Fund's shares. These factors contribute to
price volatility, which is the principal risk of investing in the Fund. In
addition, during periods of particularly volatile market conditions, the Fund
may not be able to buy or sell securities at favorable prices, and the Fund may
experience losses. The Fund is subject to the risk that its market segment,
small capitalization growth stocks, may underperform other market segments or
the equity markets as a whole.


The principal risk of growth stocks is that investors expect growth companies to
increase their earnings at a certain rate that is generally higher than the rate
expected for non-growth companies. If these expectations are not met, the market
price of the stock may decline significantly, even if earnings show an absolute
increase. Growth company stocks also typically lack the dividend yield that can
cushion stock prices in market downturns.


<PAGE>

PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

THE FUND DOES NOT HAVE PERFORMANCE HISTORY BECAUSE IT DID NOT COMMENCE
OPERATIONS UNTIL _______, 2000.


FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND


This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund. You would pay these fees directly from your investment in
the Fund.

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)*


<TABLE>
<S>                                                        <C>
Management Fees                                             0.95%
Service Fees                                                0.25%
Other Expenses                                              0.16%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses                        1.36%
       Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement              0.11%
       Net Expenses                                         1.25%
</TABLE>



*SINCE THE FUND COMMENCED OPERATIONS _________, 2000, THE EXPENSE ITEMS SHOWN
ABOVE ARE BASED ON AMOUNTS ESTIMATED FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THE ADVISER
HAS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE PITCAIRN FUNDS, ON BEHALF OF
THE FUND, UNDER WHICH IT HAS AGREED TO REDUCE ITS FEES AND TO ASSUME OTHER
EXPENSES OF THE FUND, IF NECESSARY, IN AN AMOUNT THAT LIMITS THE TOTAL ANNUAL
OPERATING EXPENSES (EXCLUSIVE OF INTEREST, TAXES, BROKERAGE FEES AND
COMMISSIONS, EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES AND PAYMENTS, IF ANY, UNDER A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE PLAN) TO NOT MORE THAN 1.25% OF THE AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS OF THE FUND
THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2003 (SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE
REIMBURSEMENT TO THE ADVISER WITHIN TWO YEARS). SEE "ADVISORY FEES AND
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT" FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.


EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you
invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and that you redeem
all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that
your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses
remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:


<TABLE>
                                <S>                           <C>
                                 1 YEAR                        3 YEARS
                                  $127                          $397
</TABLE>



<PAGE>

FAMILY HERITAGE-Registered Trademark- FUND

FUND SUMMARY

INVESTMENT GOAL
Long-term capital appreciation.


PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Investing primarily in a portfolio of equity securities of companies designed to
provide exposure to the overall U.S. equity market. The Manager selects specific
stocks which have significant family ownership and which it believes will
appreciate in value, from among companies with a range of risk and
capitalization characteristics similar to those included in the broad-based
securities index selected as the Fund's benchmark, with the goal of
outperforming the benchmark. The Fund is non-diversified for purposes of the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and it may hold larger positions in
a smaller number of securities than a diversified fund.


INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The Family Heritage-Registered Trademark- Fund invests primarily in equity
securities of U.S. companies with significant ownership, at least 10% of the
outstanding shares, by the founding family or a related foundation. Under
normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 80% of its assets in
equity securities. The Manager believes that family-controlled companies tend
to seek high after-tax returns on investment and manage their businesses with
a view toward long-term planning. The Fund produces less current income than
the U.S. market as a whole, in part because portfolio companies tend to
reinvest earnings in the business. Up to 10% of the Fund's total assets may
be invested in other income-producing securities, such as preferred stocks or
bonds, that are convertible into common stock. Up to 20% of the Fund's total
assets may also be invested in securities issued by non-U.S. companies. The
Fund may engage in transactions involving "derivative instruments" - -
options or futures contracts and similar instruments - - in order to hedge
against fluctuations in market price of the securities in which the Fund
primarily invests, or for tax management purposes. The Fund may also acquire
shares of exchange-traded funds or similar securities in order to achieve
market exposure pending direct investments in equity securities. An
exchange-traded fund is a pooled investment vehicle, like other mutual funds,
that invests in the securities of other issuers.


The Manager adheres to an investment philosophy which focuses on specific
security selection within a disciplined risk managed portfolio structure. The
Manager conducts in-depth analysis of the financial quality, market
capitalization, cash flow, earnings and revenues of individual companies.


TAX MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

Selecting individual stocks that appreciate in value and managing those gains
(and any losses) to minimize the impact of taxes on shareholders are ways in
which the Manager may seek to achieve the Fund's goal. The Manager and the Fund
may use one or more of the following tax management strategies (to the extent
consistent with the Fund's investment goal):

<PAGE>

-     When a portfolio security is sold, selecting the highest cost tax lots to
      reduce the amount of the capital gain or to increase the amount of the
      capital loss realized;
-     Selecting from among portfolio securities that are candidates for sale
      those tax lots that have been held for the amount of time necessary to
      generate long-term capital gains rather than short-term capital gains;
-     Selling securities to realize capital losses that can be offset against
      realized capital gains; and
-     Favoring lower dividend stocks.

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING

The Fund's investment approach is intended to provide long-term capital
appreciation, which carries with it the potential for price volatility
associated with owning equity securities. Since it purchases equity securities,
the Fund is subject to the risk that stock prices will fall over short or
extended periods of time. Historically, the equity markets have moved in cycles.
The value of the Fund's equity securities may fluctuate from day to day.
Individual companies may report poor results or be negatively affected by
industry and/or economic trends and developments. The prices of securities
issued by such companies may suffer a decline in value in response which could
result in a decline in the value of the Fund's shares. These factors contribute
to price volatility, which is the principal risk of investing in the Fund. In
addition, during periods of particularly volatile market conditions, the Fund
may not be able to buy or sell securities at favorable prices, and the Fund may
experience losses. The Fund is subject to the risk that family-controlled equity
securities may underperform the equity markets as a whole.


The Fund is a non-diversified fund, which means it may invest a greater
percentage of its assets than other funds in the securities of a limited
number of issuers. However, the Fund will be subject to certain
diversification requirements imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. The use of
a focused investment strategy may increase the volatility of the Fund's
investment performance, as the Fund may be more susceptible to risks
associated with a single economic, political or regulatory event than a
diversified portfolio. If the securities in which the Fund invests perform
poorly, the Fund could incur greater losses than it would have had it been
invested in a greater number of securities.


PERFORMANCE INFORMATION


The bar chart and the performance table below provide an indication of the risks
of investing in the Fund by showing (on a calendar year basis) changes in the
Fund's average annual total returns from year to year and by showing (on a
calendar year basis) how the Fund's average annual returns for one, five and ten
years compare to those of a broad-based securities market index. The performance
information shown below reflects the performance of a common trust fund (the
"Predecessor Fund" for the purposes of this section) that was previously managed
with full investment authority by the Fund's Manager prior to the establishment
of the Fund on _______, 2000, restated to reflect the fees and expenses that are
expected to be borne by the Fund (including the expense limitation set forth in
the fee table below). The Predecessor Fund's investment adviser effected
material changes in the investment strategy in the Predecessor Fund in April,
1996. Since that time the Predecessor Fund has used the same investment strategy
described in this Prospectus for the Family Heritage Fund. From inception in
1989 until 1994



<PAGE>


the Predecessor Fund invested primarily in large capitalization
stocks and from 1994 to April 1996 the Predecessor Fund invested primarily in
mid-capitalization stocks and selected stocks with risk and capitalization
characteristics similar to the Russell Midcap Index. The assets of the
Predecessor Fund were converted into assets of the Fund upon the establishment
of the Fund. Past performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund
will perform in the future.


                   Calendar Graph Appears Here [Plot Points]
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
[0.83%] [33.17%] [6.33%] [6.69%] [-4.92%] [15%] [19.84%] [38.17%] [23.67%] [32.3%]
<S>     <C>     <C>      <C>     <C>     <C>      <C>   <C>      <C>      <C>
1990    1991     1992    1993    1994    1995    1996     1997     1998    1999
</TABLE>
Highest and Lowest Quarter Returns
(for periods shown in the bar chart)
--------------------------------------
Highest (4/th/ Qtr. '99)        27.02%
--------------------------------------
Lowest (3/rd/ Qtr. '90)        -14.52%




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS                 PAST ONE    PAST 5 YEARS         PAST 10 YEARS
PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999*                 YEAR
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                           <C>          <C>                 <C>
Family Heritage-Registered Trademark- Fund**  32.30%       25.52%                 16.26%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wilshire 5000 Index***                        23.57%       27.06%                 17.59%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



*The Predecessor Fund's total return for the quarter ended March 31, 2000 (as
restated to reflect the fees and expenses, including expense limitations,
expected to be borne by the Fund) was 0.76%.


**The Fund's investment goal and policies are the same as those of the
Predecessor Fund at the time of the conversion. The Predecessor Fund was not
registered under the 1940 Act and therefore was not subject to certain
investment restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act. If the Predecessor Fund had
been registered under the 1940 Act, its performance might have been adversely
affected.


***The Wilshire 5000 Index is a widely-recognized unmanaged index of
large, mid and small capitalization stocks. The Fund currently uses this index
as the broad-based securities market index for comparison purposes in reporting
performance (also referred to as its benchmark). You cannot invest directly
in the Index.



FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND


This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund. You would pay these fees directly from your investment in
the Fund.

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)*


<TABLE>
<S>                                                   <C>
Management Fees                                        0.90%
Service Fees                                           0.25%
</TABLE>


<PAGE>


<TABLE>
<S>                                                    <C>
Other Expenses                                         0.18%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses                   1.33%
       Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement         0.13%
       Net Expenses                                    1.20%
</TABLE>



*SINCE THE FUND COMMENCED OPERATIONS _________, 2000, THE EXPENSE ITEMS SHOWN
ABOVE ARE BASED ON AMOUNTS ESTIMATED FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THE ADVISER
HAS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE PITCAIRN FUNDS, ON BEHALF OF
THE FUND, UNDER WHICH IT HAS AGREED TO REDUCE ITS FEES AND TO ASSUME OTHER
EXPENSES OF THE FUND, IF NECESSARY, IN AN AMOUNT THAT LIMITS THE TOTAL ANNUAL
OPERATING EXPENSES (EXCLUSIVE OF INTEREST, TAXES, BROKERAGE FEES AND
COMMISSIONS, EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES AND PAYMENTS, IF ANY, UNDER A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE PLAN) TO NOT MORE THAN 1.20% OF THE AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS OF THE FUND
THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2003 (SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE
REIMBURSEMENT TO THE ADVISER WITHIN TWO YEARS). SEE "ADVISORY FEES AND EXPENSE
LIMITATION AGREEMENT" FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.


EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you
invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and that you redeem
all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that
your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses
remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:


<TABLE>
                                <S>                           <C>
                                 1 YEAR                        3 YEARS
                                  $127                          $396
</TABLE>


<PAGE>


INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND


FUND SUMMARY

INVESTMENT GOAL
Long-term capital appreciation

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities of non-U.S.
issuers.

INVESTMENT STRATEGY


The International Equity Fund invests primarily in equity securities of non-U.S.
companies. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests at least 65% of its
assets in equity securities of non-U.S. companies. In selecting the investments
for the Fund, the Manager diversifies the Fund's investments among at least
three foreign countries. The Fund invests primarily in developed countries, but
may invest in countries with emerging markets. The Manager's approach to stock
selection focuses on individual stocks and fundamental characteristics of
companies. The Manager's goal is to find companies with top management, quality
products and sound financial positions that are attractively priced. Due to
its investment strategy, the Fund may buy and sell securities frequently. This
may result in higher transaction costs and additional capital gains tax
liabilities.


PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING

Since it purchases equity securities, the Fund is subject to the risk that stock
prices will fall over extended periods of time. Historically, the equity markets
have moved in cycles. The value of the Fund's equity securities may fluctuate
drastically from day to day. Individual companies may report poor results or be
negatively affected by industry and/or economic trends and developments. The
prices of securities issued by such companies may suffer a decline in response
to such developments. These factors contribute to price volatility, which is the
principal risk of investing in the Fund. The Fund is also subject to the risk
that its market segment, foreign common stocks, may underperform other equity
market segments or the equity markets as a whole.


Investing in foreign securities poses additional risks since political and
economic events unique to a county or region will affect those markets and their
issuers. These events will not necessarily affect the U.S. economy or similar
issuers located in the United States. In addition, investments in foreign
securities are generally denominated in foreign currency. As a result, changes
in the value of those currencies compared to the U.S. dollar may affect
(positively or negatively) the value of a Fund's investments. These currency
movements may happen separately from, or in response to, events that do not
otherwise affect the value of the security in the issuer's home country.



Emerging market countries are countries that the World Bank or the United
Nations considers to be emerging or developing. Emerging markets may be more
likely to experience political turmoil or rapid changes in market or economic
conditions than more developed countries. In addition, the financial
stability of issuers (including governments) in emerging market countries


<PAGE>

may be more precarious than in other countries. As a result, there will tend
to be an increased risk of price volatility associated with the Fund's
investments in emerging market countries, which may be magnified by currency
fluctuations relative to the U.S. dollar.


PERFORMANCE INFORMATION


The bar chart and the performance table below provide an indication of the
risks of investing in the Fund by showing (on a calendar year basis) changes
in the Fund's average annual total returns from year to year and by showing
(on a calendar year basis) how the Fund's average annual returns for one
year, five years and since inception compare to those of a broad-based
securities market index. The performance information shown below reflects the
performance of a common trust fund (the "Predecessor Fund"  for the purposes
of this section) that was previously managed with full investment authority
by the Fund's Manager prior to the establishment of the Fund on _______,
2000, restated to reflect the fees and expenses that are expected to be borne
by the Fund (including the expense limitation set forth in the fee table
below). The Predecessor Fund's investment adviser effected material changes
in the investment strategy in the Predecessor Funds in April, 1999 through
the selection of a new sub-adviser. Prior to that time the Predecessor Fund's
portfolio was not as heavily weighted in the technology sector as it is now
and had more of a value orientation. The assets of the Predecessor Fund were
converted into assets of the Fund upon the establishment of the Fund. Past
performance is not necessarily an indication of how the Fund will perform in
the future.


                   Calendar Graph Appears Here [Plot Points]

          [9.6%]   [2.67%]   [9.89%]   [-3.8%]   [12.71%]   [38.16%]
           1994     1995      1996      1997       1998       1999

Highest and Lowest Quarter Returns
(for periods shown in the bar charts)
---------------------------------------
Highest (4/th/ Qtr. '99)        23.39%
--------------------------------------
Lowest (3/rd/ Qtr. '98)        -16.11%




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS                    PAST 1 YEAR   PAST 5 YEARS   SINCE INCEPTION**
FOR PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1999*
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                             <C>           <C>           <C>
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND**                       38.16%       12.76%           12.71%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
MSCI ALL COUNTRY WORLD EX-US INDEX ***             31.79%       13.09%           11.95%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



*The Predecessor Fund's total return for the quarter ended March 31, 2000 (as
restated to reflect the fees and expenses, including expense limitations,
expected to be borne by the Fund) was 3.64%.


**The Fund's investment goal and policies are the same as those of the
Predecessor Fund at the time of the conversion. The Predecessor Fund was not
registered under the 1940 Act and therefore was not subject to certain
investment restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act. If the


<PAGE>

Predecessor Fund had been registered under the 1940 Act, its performance
might have been adversely affected.

** The Predecessor Fund, the Pitcairn International Equity Common
Trust Fund, commenced operations on July 1, 1993.


***The Fund's investment performance currently is measured against The Morgan
Stanley Capital International All Country World ex-U.S. Index which is a
composite of both developed and emerging market countries. The Fund currently
uses this index as the broad-based securities market index for comparison
purposes in reporting performance (also referred to as its benchmark).
You cannot invest directly in the Index.



FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND


This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund. You would pay these fees directly from your investment in
the Fund.

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)*


<TABLE>
<S>                                                     <C>
Management Fees                                         0.95%
Service Fees                                            0.25%
Other Expenses                                          0.16%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses                    1.36%
       Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement          0.11%
       Net Expenses                                     1.25%
</TABLE>



*SINCE THE FUND COMMENCED OPERATIONS _________, 2000, THE EXPENSE ITEMS SHOWN
ABOVE ARE BASED ON AMOUNTS ESTIMATED FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THE ADVISER
HAS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE PITCAIRN FUNDS, ON BEHALF OF
THE FUND, UNDER WHICH IT HAS AGREED TO REDUCE ITS FEES AND TO ASSUME OTHER
EXPENSES OF THE FUND, IF NECESSARY, IN AN AMOUNT THAT LIMITS THE TOTAL ANNUAL
OPERATING EXPENSES (EXCLUSIVE OF INTEREST, TAXES, BROKERAGE FEES AND
COMMISSIONS, EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES AND PAYMENTS, IF ANY, UNDER A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE PLAN) TO NOT MORE THAN 1.25% OF THE AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS OF THE FUND
THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2003 (SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE
REIMBURSEMENT TO THE ADVISER WITHIN TWO YEARS.) SEE "ADVISORY FEES AND
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT" FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.


EXAMPLE
This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you
invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and that you redeem
all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that
your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses
remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:


<TABLE>
                                <S>                           <C>
                                 1 YEAR                       3 YEARS
                                  $127                          $396
</TABLE>


<PAGE>

GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE BOND FUND

FUND SUMMARY

INVESTMENT GOAL
Income and capital appreciation consistent with prudent investment risk and
liquidity.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY


Investing primarily in a portfolio of investment grade fixed income
securities without limitation as to their maturity. The Fund is
non-diversified for purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended, and it may hold larger positions in a smaller number of securities
than a diversified fund.


INVESTMENT STRATEGY


The Government/Corporate Bond Fund invests primarily in investment grade fixed
income securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies and
instrumentalities ("U.S. Government Securities"), and corporate issuers. U.S.
Government Securities in which the Fund may invest include, but are not limited
to, U.S. Treasury bills, notes and bonds, government National Mortgage
Association mortgage-backed certificates and other securities representing
ownership interests in mortgage pools. Normally the Fund will invest at least
80% of its assets in fixed income securities of all types. The Fund may invest
up to 65% of its assets in a combination of U.S. dollar denominated bonds of
foreign issuers, mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities,
receivable-backed securities, floating or variable rate corporate debt
instruments, convertible bonds (and the corresponding stock, if converted) and
preferred stock. Under normal conditions the Fund may hold up to 20% of its
assets in cash or money market instruments in order to maintain liquidity or
pending appropriate investment opportunities. The Fund maintains an average
maturity that is generally similar to that of the Lehman Government/Corporate
Bond Index; however, there is no limit on the maximum maturity for a particular
investment. Investment grade fixed income securities are those rated at the time
of investment in one of the four highest rating categories by nationally
recognized statistical rating organization, or determined by the Manager to be
of equivalent quality. The Fund will not invest more than 20% of its assets in
fixed income securities rated in the lowest category of investment grade
securities, measured at the time of the Fund's initial investment in the
security.



The Adviser's strategy for the Fund is intended to provide relatively stable
current income, a competitive current yield and reasonable principal
volatility. The fixed income securities held by the Fund may also have the
potential for moderate price appreciation.



The Fund's investment approach, with its emphasis on fixed income securities
of varying maturity, may experience greater price volatility than funds that
invest in similar quality securities with shorter maturities. The prices of
the Fund's fixed income securities respond to economic developments,
particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions about the
creditworthiness of individual issuers, including governments. Generally, the
Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest rates rise.


<PAGE>

PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING


The principal risks of investing in this Fund are related to changes in the
values of the securities as interest rates change, credit risk that the issuer
will not make the interest or principal payments when they are due, prepayment
risk that the issuers may prepay principal earlier than scheduled at a time when
interest rates are lower, and risks of political, social and economic
developments. As interest rates rise, the value of fixed income securities held
by the Fund are likely to decrease. Securities with longer durations tend to be
more sensitive to changes in interest rates, usually making them more volatile
than securities with shorter durations. In addition, the volatility of lower
rated securities is often greater than that of higher rated securities.
Longer-term securities are generally more volatile than shorter-term securities,
so the average maturity or duration of these securities affects risk. During
periods of particularly volatile market conditions, the Fund may not be able to
buy or sell securities at favorable prices and the Fund may experience losses.
The Fund is subject to the risk that it may underperform the fixed income
markets as a whole.



The Fund is a non-diversified fund, which means it may invest a greater
percentage of its assets than other funds in the securities of a limited number
of issuers. However, the Fund will be subject to certain diversification
requirements imposed by the Internal Revenue Code. The use of a focused
investment strategy may increase the volatility of the Fund's investment
performance, as the Fund may be more susceptible to risks associated with a
single economic, political or regulatory event than a diversified portfolio. If
the securities in which the Fund invests perform poorly, the Fund could incur
greater losses than it would have had it been invested in a greater number of
securities.


PERFORMANCE INFORMATION


The bar chart and the performance table below provide an indication of the risks
of investing in the Fund by showing (on a calendar year basis) changes in the
Fund's average annual total returns from year to year and by showing (on a
calendar year basis) how the Fund's average annual returns for one, five and ten
years compare to those of a broad-based securities market index. The
performance information shown below reflects the performance of a collective
trust fund (the "Predecessor Fund" for the purposes of this section) that was
previously managed with full investment authority by the Fund's Manager prior
to the establishment of the Fund on _______, 2000, restated to reflect the
fees and expenses that are expected to be borne by the Fund (including the
expense limitation set forth in the fee table below). The assets of the
Predecessor Fund were converted into assets of the Fund upon the
establishment of the Fund. Past performance is not necessarily an indication
of how the Fund will perform in the future.


<PAGE>



                    Calendar Graph Appears Here [Plot Points]

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
[6.56%] [15.34%] [5.74%] [10.41%] [-4.53%] [19.05%] [2.05%] [9.58%] [8.84%] [-2.97%]
<S>     <C>      <C>     <C>      <C>      <C>      <C>     <C>     <C>     <C>
 1990    1991     1992    1993     1994     1995     1996    1997    1998    1999
</TABLE>
Highest and Lowest Quarter Returns
(for periods shown in the bar chart)
--------------------------------------
Highest (2nd/Qtr. '95)           6.15%
--------------------------------------
Lowest (1/st/ Qtr. '94)         -3.82%


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average Annual Total Returns                Past 1 Year   Past 5 years         Past 10 Years
Period Ended December 31, 1999*

<S>                                         <C>           <C>                 <C>
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Government/Corporate Bond Fund**               -2.97%        7.05%                 6.77%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lehman Government/Corporate Bond Index ***     -2.15%        7.60%                 7.65%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


The Predecessor Fund's total return for quarter ended March 31, 2000 (as
restated to reflect the fees and expenses, including expense limitations,
expected to be borne by the Fund) was 3.22%.


**The Fund's investment goal and policies are the same as those of the
Predecessor Fund. The Predecessor Fund was not registered under the 1940 Act and
therefore was not subject to certain investment restrictions imposed by the 1940
Act. If the Predecessor Fund had been registered under the 1940 Act, its
performance might have been adversely affected.


*** The Lehman Government/Corporate Bond Index is a widely-recognized
unmanaged index of government and corporate fixed income securities. The Fund
currently uses this index as the broad-based securities market index for
comparison purposes in reporting performance (also referred to as its
benchmark). You cannot invest directly in the Index.



FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND


This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay indirectly if you
hold shares of the Fund. You would pay these fees directly from your investment
in the Fund.

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)*


<TABLE>


<S>                                                    <C>
Management Fees                                        0.40%
Service Fees                                           0.25%
Other Expenses                                         0.29%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses                   0.94%
       Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement         0.24%
       Net Expenses                                    0.70%
</TABLE>


<PAGE>


*SINCE THE FUND COMMENCED OPERATIONS _________, 2000, THE EXPENSE ITEMS SHOWN
ABOVE ARE BASED ON AMOUNTS ESTIMATED FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THE ADVISER
HAS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE PITCAIRN FUNDS, ON BEHALF OF
THE FUND, UNDER WHICH IT HAS AGREED TO REDUCE ITS FEES AND TO ASSUME OTHER
EXPENSES OF THE FUND, IF NECESSARY, IN AN AMOUNT THAT LIMITS THE TOTAL ANNUAL
OPERATING EXPENSES (EXCLUSIVE OF INTEREST, TAXES, BROKERAGE FEES AND
COMMISSIONS, EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES AND PAYMENTS, IF ANY, UNDER A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE PLAN) TO NOT MORE THAN 0.70% OF THE AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS OF THE
FUND THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2003 (SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE
REIMBURSEMENT TO THE ADVISER WITHIN TWO YEARS). SEE "ADVISORY FEES AND
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT" FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.


EXAMPLE

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you
invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and that you redeem
all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that
your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses
remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 1 YEAR                        3 YEARS

                                 <S>                          <C>
                                  $72                            $224
</TABLE>


<PAGE>

TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND

FUND SUMMARY

INVESTMENT GOAL
Current income exempt from federal income taxes and capital appreciation,
consistent with prudent investment risk and liquidity.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGY
Investing in a diversified portfolio of investment grade obligations of
tax-exempt issuers situated in the United States, its territories and
possessions.

INVESTMENT STRATEGY


The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund invests primarily in municipal securities issued by
states, territories, and possessions of the United States and their political
subdivisions, the interest from which is exempt from federal income taxes. The
Fund will not invest more than 20% of its assets in securities which pay
interest subject to the alternative minimum tax. The Fund invests only in
municipal securities that are investment grade. Investment grade municipal bonds
are those rated at the time of investment in one of the four highest rating
categories by a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or
determined by the Manager to be of equivalent quality. The Fund will not invest
more than 20% of its assets in municipal bonds rated in the lowest category of
investment grade ratings, measured at the time of initial investment by the Fund
in that security. The Fund will not invest more than 30% of its assets in
obligations of issuers located in any single state, territory or possession.
The Manager's approach in selecting securities for the Fund is to obtain as
high a level of income as is consistent with moderate share price volatility,
and to anticipate changing credit conditions. There is no restriction on the
Fund's average weighted maturity or on the maturity of any single security
held by the Fund.


PRINCIPAL RISKS OF INVESTING

The Fund's investment approach is expected to provide current tax-exempt income
with moderate price volatility. The Fund is not expected to perform as well as a
taxable bond portfolio, but return to shareholders may be as good or better on
an after-tax basis.

The prices of the Fund's fixed income securities respond to economic
developments, particularly interest rate changes, as well as to perceptions
about the creditworthiness of particular issuers, including governments.
Generally, the Fund's fixed income securities will decrease in value if interest
rates rise and such securities will increase in value as interest rates decline.
The volatility of lower rated securities is often greater than that of higher
rated securities. Longer-term securities are generally more volatile than
shorter-term securities, so the average maturity or duration of these securities
affects risk. During periods of particularly volatile market conditions, the
Fund may not be able to buy or sell securities at favorable prices and the Fund
may experience losses. There may be economic or political changes that impact
the ability of tax-exempt issuers to repay principal and to make interest
payments on their securities. Changes

<PAGE>

in the financial condition or credit rating of tax-exempt issuers also may
adversely affect the value of the Fund's securities. The Fund is subject to
the risk that its emphasis on current income and moderate price volatility
may cause it to underperform other fixed income funds that pursue other
objectives or the fixed income markets as a whole.

PERFORMANCE


The bar chart and the performance table below provide an indication of the risks
of investing in the Fund by showing (on a calendar year basis) changes in the
Fund's average annual total returns from year to year and by showing (on a
calendar year basis) how the Fund's average annual returns for one, five and ten
years compare to those of a broad-based securities market index. The
performance information shown below reflects the performance of a common
trust fund (the "Predecessor Fund" for the purposes of this section) that was
previously managed with full investment authority by the Fund's Manager prior
to the establishment of the Fund on _______, 2000, restated to reflect the
fees and expenses that are expected to be borne by the Fund (including the
expense limitation set forth in the fee table below). The Predecessor Fund's
investment adviser effected material changes in the investment strategy in
the Predecessor Fund in January, 1997. From inception in 1989 until 1996 the
Predecessor Fund had invested primarily in high coupon bonds of Pennsylvania
municipal issuers. In 1996 the Predecessor Fund changed to a total return
investment approach and in 1997 expanded to national investments. The assets
of the Predecessor Funds were converted into assets of the Fund upon the
establishment of the Fund. Past performance is not necessarily an indication
of how the Fund will perform in the future.


                    Calendar Graph Appears Here [Plot Points]

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
[5.85%] [10.28%] [6.96%] [9.73%] [-2.13%] [10.92%] [4.4%] [8.25%] [6.93%] [-2.71%]
<S>     <C>      <C>     <C>     <C>      <C>      <C>    <C>     <C>      <C>
1990    1991     1992    1993    1994     1995     1996   1997    1998     1999
</TABLE>
Highest and Lowest Quarter Returns
(for periods shown in the bar chart)
--------------------------------------
Highest (1st/Qtr. '95)           4.21%
--------------------------------------
Lowest (1/st/ Qtr. '94)         -3.18%




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average Annual Total Returns            Past 1 Year       Past 5 Years         Past 10 Years
Period ended December 31, 1999*
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                     <C>              <C>                  <C>
Pitcairn Tax-Exempt Bond Common Trust     -2.71%            5.20%                5.62%
Fund**
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<PAGE>

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lehman Municipal Bond Index***            -2.07%            6.91%                6.90%
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>



*The Predecessor Fund's total return for the quarter ended March 31, 2000 (as
restated to reflect the fees and expenses, including expense limitations,
expected to be borne by the Fund) was 2.81%.



**The Fund's investment goal and policies are the same as those of the
Predecessor Fund at the time of the conversion. The Predecessor Fund was not
registered under the 1940 Act and therefore was not subject to certain
investment restrictions imposed by the 1940 Act. If the Predecessor Fund had
been registered under the 1940 Act, its performance might have been adversely
affected.



***The Lehman Municipal Bond Index is a widely recognized unmanaged index of
municipal bonds. The Fund currently uses this index as the broad-based
securities market index for comparison purposes in reporting performance
(also referred to as its benchmark). You cannot invest directly in the Index.



FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUND


This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold
shares of the Fund. You would pay these fees directly from your investment in
the Fund.

ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES (EXPENSES DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)*


<TABLE>

<S>                                                     <C>
Management Fees                                         0.30%
Service Fees                                            0.25%
Other Expenses                                          0.19%
Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses                    0.74%
       Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement          0.14%
       Net Expenses                                     0.60%
</TABLE>



*SINCE THE FUND COMMENCED OPERATIONS _________, 2000, THE EXPENSE ITEMS SHOWN
ABOVE ARE BASED ON AMOUNTS ESTIMATED FOR THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. THE ADVISER
HAS ENTERED INTO A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT WITH THE PITCAIRN FUNDS, ON BEHALF OF
THE FUND, UNDER WHICH IT HAS AGREED TO REDUCE ITS FEES AND TO ASSUME OTHER
EXPENSES OF THE FUND, IF NECESSARY, IN AN AMOUNT THAT LIMITS THE TOTAL ANNUAL
OPERATING EXPENSES (EXCLUSIVE OF INTEREST, TAXES, BROKERAGE FEES AND
COMMISSIONS, EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES AND PAYMENTS, IF ANY, UNDER A SHAREHOLDER
SERVICE PLAN) TO NOT MORE THAN 0.60% OF THE AVERAGE DAILY NET ASSETS OF THE
FUND THROUGH THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING OCTOBER 31, 2003 (SUBJECT TO POSSIBLE
REIMBURSEMENT TO THE ADVISER WITHIN TWO YEARS). SEE "ADVISORY FEES AND
EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT" FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.



EXAMPLE

This Example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund
with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The Example assumes that you
invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and that you redeem
all of your shares at the end of those periods. The Example also assumes that
your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund's operating expenses
remain the same. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on
these assumptions, your costs would be:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                 1 YEAR                        3 YEARS

                                <S>                           <C>
                                   $61                          $192
</TABLE>



MORE INFORMATION ABOUT RISK

<PAGE>

EQUITY RISK- The Equity Funds

Investments in equity securities and equity derivatives in general are subject
to market risks that may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. The value of
securities of individual companies may fluctuate based upon performance of the
company and industry as well as economic trends and developments. Fluctuations
in the value of equity securities in which a mutual fund invests will cause a
Fund's net asset value to fluctuate. An investment in a portfolio of equity
securities may be more suitable for long-term investors who can bear the risk of
these share price fluctuations.

FIXED INCOME RISK - THE FIXED INCOME FUNDS

The market value of fixed income investments changes in response to interest
rate changes and other factors. During periods of falling interest rates, the
values of outstanding fixed income securities generally rise and during periods
of rising interest rates, the values of those securities generally fall. While
securities with longer maturities tend to produce higher yields, the prices of
longer maturity securities are also subject to greater market fluctuations as a
result of changes in interest rates. In addition to these fundamental risks,
different types of fixed income securities may be subject to the following
additional risks:

CALL RISK


During periods of falling interest rates, certain debt obligations with high
coupon rates may be prepaid (or "called" ) by the issuer prior to maturity. This
may cause a Fund's average weighted maturity to fluctuate, and may require a
Fund to invest the resulting proceeds at lower interest rates. The types of
securities that are subject to call risk include mortgage-backed securities and
municipal bonds with a term of longer than ten years.


CREDIT RISK
It is possible that an issuer will be unable to make timely payments of either
principal or interest. This may cause the issuer's securities to decline in
value. The effect of this risk to an investor in this Fund should be reduced
because of the Fund's holdings of bonds of multiple issuers.

EVENT RISK
Securities may suffer declines in credit quality and market value due to issuer
restructurings or other factors. The effect of this risk to an investor in this
Fund should be reduced because of the Fund's holdings of bonds of multiple
issuers.

TAX-EXEMPT ISSUER RISK-TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND


There may be economic or political changes that impact the ability of tax-exempt
issuers to repay principal and to make interest payments on tax-exempt
securities. Changes to the financial condition or credit rating of tax-exempt
issuers may also adversely affect the value of the Fund's tax exempt
securities. Constitutional or legislative limits on borrowing by tax-exempt
issuers may result in reduced supplies of tax-exempt securities. In addition,
concentration of investments in issuers located in a single state makes a
Fund more susceptible to adverse political or economic developments affecting
that state.


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MORTGAGE BACKED SECURITIES - THE FIXED INCOME FUNDS

Mortgage-backed securities are fixed income securities representing an interest
in a pool of underlying mortgage loans. They are sensitive to changes in
interest rates, but may respond to these changes differently from other fixed
income securities due to the possibility of prepayment of the underlying
mortgage loans. As a result, it may not be possible to determine in advance the
actual maturity date or average life of a mortgage-backed security. Rising
interest rates tend to discourage refinancings, with the result that the average
life and volatility of the security will increase, thereby exacerbating its
decrease in market price. When interest rates fall, however, mortgage-backed
securities may not gain as much in market value because of the expectation of
additional mortgage prepayments that must be reinvested at lower interest rates.
Prepayment risk may make it difficult to calculate the average maturity of a
portfolio of mortgage-backed securities and, therefore, to assess the volatility
risk of that portfolio.

U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES RISK - THE FIXED INCOME FUNDS

Although the Fund's U.S. government securities are considered to be among the
safest investments, they are not guaranteed against price movements due to
changing interest rates. Obligations issued or guaranteed by some U.S.
government agencies are backed by the U.S. Treasury, while others are backed
solely by the ability of the agency to borrow from the U.S. Treasury or by the
agency's own resources.

MULTI MANAGER RISK

To the extent that the Adviser engages a Manager to make investment decisions on
its behalf for a portion or all of a Fund, there is a risk that the Adviser may
be unable to identify and retain Managers who achieve superior investment
returns relative to other similar investments. Moreover, use of such Managers
may result in higher advisory fees and, therefore, higher Fund costs than when a
single investment manager is used.



TERMINATION OF FUND RISK



The Funds only recently commenced operations. As with any venture, there can be
no assurance that the Funds as an enterprise will be successful or will
continue to operate indefinitely. The Trustees may determine to close and
liquidate a Fund at any time, which may have adverse tax consequences to
shareholders. In the event of a liquidation, shareholders will receive a
liquidating distribution in cash or in-kind equal to their proportionate
interest in the Fund. A liquidating distribution may be a taxable event to
shareholders, resulting in a gain or loss for tax purposes, depending upon a
shareholders basis in his or her shares of the Fund.



FOREIGN INVESTING RISK


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A Fund that invests in foreign securities may experience more rapid and extreme
changes in value than a Fund that invests exclusively in securities of U.S.
companies. The securities markets of many foreign countries are relatively
small, with a limited number of companies representing a small number of
industries. Additionally, issuers of foreign securities are usually not subject
to the same degree of regulation as U.S. issuers. Reporting, accounting and
auditing standards of foreign countries differ, in some cases significantly,
from U.S. standards. Also, nationalization, expropriation or confiscatory
taxation, currency blockage, political changes or diplomatic developments could
adversely affect a Fund's investments in a foreign country. In the event of
nationalization, expropriation or other confiscation, a Fund could lose its
entire investment in foreign securities. Adverse conditions in a certain region
can adversely affect securities of other countries whose economies appear to be
unrelated. To the extent that a Fund invests a significant portion of its assets
in a focused geographic area like Eastern Europe or Asia, the Fund will
generally have more exposure to regional economic risks associated with foreign
investments.



CURRENCY RISK



Funds that invest directly in foreign currencies or in securities that trade in,
and receive revenues in, foreign (non-U.S.) currencies are subject to the risk
that those currencies will decline in value relative to the U.S. dollar, or, in
the case of hedging positions, that the U.S. dollar will decline in value
relative to the currency being hedged. Currency rates in foreign countries may
fluctuate significantly over short periods of time for a number of reasons,
including changes in interest rates, intervention (or the failure to intervene)
by U.S. or foreign governments, central banks or supranational entities such as
the International Monetary Fund, or by the imposition of currency controls or
other political developments in the U.S. or abroad. As a result, the Fund's
investments in foreign currency-denominated securities may reduce the returns of
the Fund.


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OTHER INFORMATION

WHAT IS AN INDEX?

An index measures the market prices of a specific group of securities in a
particular market or securities in a market sector. Unlike a mutual fund, an
index does not have an investment adviser and does not pay any commissions or
expenses. If an index had to pay commissions or expenses, its performance would
be lower. The Funds are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the sponsor
of any index, and no such sponsor makes any representations regarding the
advisability of investing in any of the Funds.

EACH FUND'S OTHER INVESTMENTS - DEFENSIVE INVESTING AND USE OF DERIVATIVE
CONTRACTS

In addition to the investments and strategies described in this Prospectus, each
Fund also may invest in other securities, use other strategies and engage in
other investment practices. These investments and strategies, as well as those
described in this Prospectus, are described in detail in the Statement of
Additional Information. Of course, there can be no guarantee that any Fund will
achieve its investment goal.

The investments and strategies described in this Prospectus are those used under
normal conditions. During unusual economic or market conditions, or for
temporary defensive purposes due to adverse economic or political conditions, or
for liquidity purposes, each Fund may invest up to 100% of its total assets in
fixed income securities, money market instruments and other securities that
would not ordinarily be consistent with the Fund's objectives. Such defensive
investing may increase a Fund's taxable income.

Each Fund may, but is not required to, use derivative instruments for any of the
following purposes:

-     To hedge against adverse changes - caused by changing interest rates,
      stock market prices or currency exchange rates - in the market value of
      securities held by or to be bought for a Fund;
-     As a substitute for purchasing or selling securities;
-     To shorten or lengthen the effective portfolio maturity or duration of
      tax-exempt bonds;
-     To enhance a Fund's potential gain in non-hedging situations; or
-     To lock in a substantial portion of the unrealized appreciation in a stock
      without selling it.

A derivative instrument will obligate or entitle a Fund to deliver or receive an
asset or a cash payment that is based on the change in value of a designated
security, currency or index. Even a small investment in derivative instruments
can have a big impact on a portfolio's yield, stock prices and currency
exposure. Therefore, using derivatives can disproportionately increase portfolio
losses and reduce opportunities for gains when interest rates, stock prices or
currency rates are changing. A Fund may not fully benefit from or may lose money
on derivatives if changes in their value do not correspond accurately to changes
in the value of the Fund's portfolio holdings.

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Counterparties to over-the-counter derivative contracts present the same types
of credit risk as issuers of fixed income securities. Derivatives can also make
a Fund's portfolio less liquid and harder to value, especially in declining
markets. In addition, much of the income and gains generated by derivatives will
be taxed as ordinary income.

INVESTMENT ADVISER

Pitcairn Investment Management, a division of Pitcairn Trust Company with
offices at One Pitcairn Place, Suite 3000, 165 Township Line Road, Jenkintown,
PA 19046, serves as the Adviser to the Funds. The Adviser makes investment
decisions for those Funds for which its serves as Manager, and continuously
reviews, supervises and administers each Fund's investment program and the
performance of specialty Managers it engages for the day-to-day management of
certain Funds. The Board of Trustees supervises the Adviser and establishes
policies that the Adviser must follow in its management activities.

Pitcairn Trust Company was established in 1987 and is a state-chartered trust
company formed for the purpose of conducting a general trust company business
with the power to act, alone or with others, as fiduciary, investment adviser,
custodian of property and agent or attorney-in-fact. Other Pitcairn entities
have provided investment management services to the Pitcairn family and their
trusts since the 1920s and to outside clients since 1989. As of March 31, 2000,
the Adviser had approximately $2.5 billion in assets under management.

ADVISORY FEES AND EXPENSE LIMITATION AGREEMENT


Each Fund pays its Manager an aggregate fee for investment management services
as a percentage of the average daily net assets of the Fund according to the
table below. In the interest of limiting expenses of the Fund, Pitcairn
Investment Management, as the Adviser, has entered into an expense limitation
agreement with the Trust (the "Expense Limitation Agreement"), pursuant to which
the Adviser has agreed to waive or limit its fees and to assume other expenses
so that the total annual operating expenses of the Fund (other than interest,
taxes, brokerage commissions, other expenditures which are capitalized in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, other extraordinary
expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund's business, and
amounts, if any, payable pursuant to a Shareholder Service Plan) are limited to
a specified percentage of the average daily assets of each Fund, as set forth
below through the fiscal year ending October 31, 2003:



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                   Fund                             Advisory Fee                      Expense Cap

<S>                                                <C>                               <C>
Diversified Value                                       0.70%                            1.00%
Diversified Growth                                      0.70%                            1.00%
Select Value                                            0.70%                            1.00%
Select Growth                                           0.85%                            1.15%
Small Cap Value                                         0.70%                            1.00%
Small Cap Growth                                        0.95%                            1.25%
Family Heritage-Registered Trademark-                   0.90%                            1.20%
International Equity                                    0.95%                            1.25%
Government/Corporate Bond                               0.40%                            0.70%

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Tax-Exempt Bond                                         0.30%                            0.60%
</TABLE>


The Fund may at a later date reimburse the Adviser for the fees waived or
limited and other expenses assumed and paid by the Adviser pursuant to the
Expense Limitation Agreement during any of the previous two (2) fiscal years,
provided that the Fund has reached a sufficient asset size to permit such
reimbursement to be made without causing the total annual expense ratio of the
Fund to exceed the percentage limits stated above, and the Adviser remains
the investment adviser to the Fund. Consequently, no reimbursement by the Fund
will be made unless: (i) the Fund's assets exceed $10 million; (ii) the Fund's
total annual expense ratio is less than the percentage stated above; and (iii)
the payment of such reimbursement has been approved by the Trust's Board of
Trustees on a quarterly basis.

SUB-ADVISERS - MANAGERS

While Pitcairn Investment Management serves as the overall investment adviser to
the Funds, it may engage one or more specialty Managers to make investment
decisions for all or a portion of any of the Funds' portfolios.

The Adviser has engaged Oechsle International Advisors, LLC ("Oechsle"), a
registered investment adviser, with offices at One International Place, 23rd
Floor, Boston, MA 02110, to serve as the Manager to the International Equity
Fund. Oechsle also has served as the sub-adviser to the Pitcairn Trust Company
International Common Trust Fund since April 1, 1999. Oechsle was formed in 1986
and, as of March 31, 2000, it had more than $20 billion of assets under
management.

The Adviser has engaged Standish, Ayer & Wood, Inc. ("Standish"), a registered
investment adviser, with offices at One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111, to
serve as the Manager to the Small Cap Growth Fund. Standish also has served as
the sub-adviser to the Pitcairn Trust Company Small Capitalization Common Trust
Fund since April 26, 2000. Standish was founded in 1933 and currently manages
more than $45 billion of assets for a broad range of clients in the U.S. and
abroad.


The Adviser has engaged Sands Capital Management, Inc. ("Sands"), a registered
investment adviser, with offices at 1100 North Glebe Road, Suite 1000,
Arlington, VA 22201, to serve as the Manager for the Select Growth Fund. Sands
also has served as the sub-adviser to the Pitcairn Trust Company Select Growth
Common Trust Fund since June 15, 2000. Sands was founded in 1992 and currently
manages in excess of $800 million in large capitalization growth equity
portfolios.


The Trust intends to apply for an exemptive order (the "Order") from the
Securities and Exchange Commission that permits the Adviser, subject to certain
conditions, to retain new Managers without shareholder approval of the contracts
with those Managers. Within 60 days of retaining a new Manager, shareholders of
any affected Fund will receive information similar to what would have been
provided in a proxy statement, except for fees to be paid to the Manager. The
Order would relieve the Funds from a requirement to disclose fees paid to
Managers (except to any Managers affiliated with the Adviser) in the prospectus
and other documents.

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PRIOR PERFORMANCE OF SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.



      The following table provides information concerning the historical
performance of other institutional private accounts managed by Sands Capital
Management, Inc. ("Sands"), the Manager for the Select Growth Fund, that have
investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks substantially similar
to those of the Fund. The data is provided to illustrate the past performance
of Sands in managing substantially similar investment vehicles (for
tax-exempt institutional clients) as measured against a specified market
index. This data does not represent the past performance of any Fund or the
future performance of any Fund or its Manager. Consequently, potential
investors should not consider this performance data as an indication of the
future performance of any Fund or of its Manager and should not confuse this
performance data with performance data for the Funds, which, where
applicable, is shown for each Fund under the caption "Performance."



      Composite performance data relating to the historical performance of
private accounts managed by Sands was calculated on a total annual return
basis and was prepared in compliance with the Performance Presentation
Standards of the Association for Investment Management and Research
(AIMR-PPS-TM-) and includes all losses. AIMR did not prepare or review this
data. All performance information has been provided by Sands and has not been
verified or audited by the Adviser or the Trust. The total returns for the
Composite reflect the deduction of investment advisory fees, brokerage
commissions and execution costs paid, without provision for federal or state
income taxes. Custodial fees were not included in the calculation. The
Composite includes all actual, fee-paying, discretionary institutional
private accounts managed by Sands during the periods shown that have
investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks substantially similar
to those of the relevant portfolio. Securities transactions are accounted for
on the trade date and accrual accounting is utilized. Cash and equivalents
are included in performance returns.



      The private accounts that are included in the Composite are not subject to
specific tax restrictions and investment limitations imposed on the Select
Growth Fund by the Investment Company Act of 1940 or Subchapter M of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Consequently, the performance results
for the Composite could have been adversely affected if the private accounts
included in the Composite had been regulated as investment companies under the
federal securities laws.



      The actual fees and expenses of the accounts included in the Composite
presented below are lower than those estimated for the Select Growth Fund.
Use of the Fund's expense structure would have lowered the performance
results. Performance results indicated below are not, and should not be
interpreted as, indicative of the Fund's future results.



      The investment results presented below are unaudited.


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INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

ANNUAL               1993   1994    1995     1996       1997      1998       1999
<S>                 <C>    <C>     <C>      <C>        <C>       <C>        <C>

SANDS(1)           -0.35    3.21    42.31    38.12      30.22     54.11      47.58
S&P 500 INDEX(2)   10.00    1.33    37.50    23.25      33.38     28.76      21.14

ANNUALIZED        1 YEAR  2 YEARS  3 YEARS 4 YEARS  5 YEARS  6 YEARS 7 YEARS
<S>              <C>      <C>      <C>     <C>      <C>      <C>     <C>

SANDS(1)          47.57   50.81    43.61   42.21    42.23    34.83    29.13
S&P 500 INDEX(2)  21.15   24.89    27.66   26.54    28.66    23.64    21.59
</TABLE>

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(1)    For the periods shown, the results shown reflect the
       deduction of actual fees paid by clients in the Composite.



(2)    "S&P 500-Registered Trademark-" is a trademark of The McGraw-Hill
       Companies, Inc. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index and is considered
       to be generally representative of the large-cap U.S. stock market.
       Total returns reflect the reinvestment of all dividends and capital
       gains. You cannot invest directly in an index.



      PRIOR PERFORMANCE OF STANDISH, AYER & WOOD, INC.



      The following table provides information concerning the historical
performance of another registered investment company account managed by
Standish, Ayer & Wood, Inc. ("Standish"), the Manager for the Small Cap Growth
Fund, that has investment objectives, policies, strategies and risks
substantially similar to those of the Fund. The data is provided to illustrate
the past performance of Standish in managing a substantially similar investment
vehicle as measured against two widely recognized, unmanaged indices of common
stock prices. This data does not represent the past performance of any Fund or
the future performance of any Fund or its Manager. Consequently, potential
investors should not consider this performance data as an indication of the
future performance of any Fund of the Trust or of its Manager and should not
confuse this performance data with performance data for the Funds, which, where
applicable, is shown for each Fund under the caption "Performance."



      Performance data shown below for the Standish Small Cap
Tax-Sensitive Equity Fund was calculated in accordance with standards
prescribed by the SEC for the calculation of average annual total return
information for registered investment companies. All performance information
has been provided by Standish and has not been verified or audited by the
Adviser or the Trust. Average annual total return reflects changes in share
prices and reinvestment of dividends and distributions and is net of fund
expenses. In each such instance, the share prices and investment returns will
fluctuate, reflecting market conditions as well as changes in
company-specific fundamentals of portfolio securities.



      The performance results for the registered investment company presented
below are generally subject to somewhat lower fees and expenses (1.00% of
average daily net assets) than those estimated for the Small Cap Growth Fund.
The investment results presented below are unaudited.


Average Annual total return for selected periods ended December 31, 1999


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                       1 year             Life of Fund         Date of Inception
<S>                                    <C>                 <C>                   <C>
Small Cap Tax Sensitive Equity Fund    100.68              35.06                 1-2-96
Russell                                 43.09              16.16                   N/A
S&P 500                                 21.04              26.39                   N/A
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

         ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS                               1996    1997     1998      1999

        <S>                                                <C>     <C>      <C>       <C>
        Standish Small Cap Tax-Sensitive Equity Fund(1)     21.23   23.61    10.65    100.68
        S&P 500 Index(2)                                    22.96   33.36    28.57    21.04
        Russell 2000 Growth Index(3)                        11.26   12.95    1.24     43.09
</TABLE>





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(1)   For the years ended 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, Standish reimbursed the
      Standish Small Cap-Tax Sensitive Fund operating expenses. Had Standish not
      done so, total return would have been somewhat lower.



(2)   "S&P 500-Registered Trademark-" is a trademark of The McGraw-Hill
      Companies, Inc. The S&P 500 is an unmanaged index and is considered to be
      generally representative of the large-cap U.S. stock market. Total
      returns reflect the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gains. You
      cannot invest directly in an index.



(3)   The Russell 2000-Registered Trademark- Index is an unmanaged index that
      measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest companies in the Russell
      3000-Registered Trademark- Index, which, in turn, is an unmanaged index
      that includes the 3,000 largest U.S. companies based on total market
      capitalization. The Russell 2000 Index represents approximately 10% of
      the total market capitalization of the Russell 3000 Index. Total returns
      reflect reinvestment as of all dividends and capital gains. You cannot
      invest directly in an index.



FUND MANAGEMENT

      For the Funds where Pitcairn serves as Manager, the portfolio managers
for a Fund buy and sell securities for a Fund as they see fit, guided by the
Fund's investment objective and strategy and based upon input from Pitcairn
Investment Management analysts that cover specific industries. The portfolio
managers and analysts meet regularly to review portfolio holdings and discuss
purchase and sales activity. Where there is more than one portfolio manager
for a Fund, they make decisions jointly as to each investment. The portfolio
managers on the investment teams are identified below, by Fund, followed by
the respective biographical information for the portfolio managers. Where
Pitcairn Investment Management has engaged a specialty Manager (sub-adviser)
for a particular Fund, the Manager and portfolio manager are identified below:


DIVERSIFIED GROWTH FUND

ERIC M. FEDER
Mr. Feder, Vice President, joined Pitcairn in 1994 as an investment analyst and
was promoted to Vice President in 1999. Before joining Pitcairn, he held
financial analyst positions as an intern at SEI, Inc., Centocor, Inc. and
Johnson & Johnson *Merck. He is jointly responsible for equity recommendations
in the following industries: commercial services, technology and the Internet .
He holds a B.S. from Drexel University and is a candidate for a master's degree
in finance.

JOSEPH F. MONAHAN
Mr. Monahan, Vice President, has been a member of the team since joining the
investment department at Pitcairn in 1986. He is jointly responsible for equity
recommendations in the following industries: commercial services, technology and
the Internet. He has a B.A. from Penn State University and an M.B.A from Temple
University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

DIVERSIFIED VALUE FUND

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CATHERINE E. ROONEY
Ms. Rooney, Vice President, has been a member of the team since joining Pitcairn
in 1994. She is primarily responsible for equity recommendations in the
following industries: food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, restaurant, retail,
and technology. Before joining Pitcairn she was a vice president and the
director of research at Merus Capital Management and was a security analyst at
Wilmington Trust Company and Josephthal & Company. She holds B.A. and M.B.A
degrees from Temple University. She is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

DAVID T. LARRABEE

Mr. Larrabee, Vice President, who is primarily responsible for equity
recommendations in finance and health care, has been a member of the team since
joining Pitcairn in 1997. His previous investment experience from 1993 to 1997
was at General Accident Insurance, Provident Mutual Management Company, and
Standard & Poor's Corporation. He has a B.A., Finance from Colgate University
and an M.B.A in finance from Fordham University. He is a Chartered Financial
Analyst.


SELECT VALUE FUND



CATHERINE M. ROONEY. SEE BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION UNDER DIVERSIFIED VALUE FUND,
ABOVE.


SELECT GROWTH FUND - SANDS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC., MANAGER



FRANK M.  SANDS



Mr. Sands, President and co-founder of Sands, has been the portfolio manager for
Sands' large capitalization growth stock strategy since the firm was formed in
1992. He has 31 years of investment management experience. Mr. Sands has a B.A.
in economics from Dickinson College and an MBA from the University of Virginia.
He is a Chartered Financial Analyst.



SMALL CAP VALUE FUND


JOSEPH F. MONAHAN. See biographical information under Diversified Growth Fund,
above


SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND - STANDISH, AYER & WOOD, INC., MANAGER


NICHOLAS S. BATTELLE
Mr. Battelle has been the leader of Standish's small cap team since its
inception in 1987. Mr. Battelle joined Standish in 1983 and has 32 years of
experience in managing equity portfolios. He graduated from Duke University
and has an M.B.A. from Columbia University.


FAMILY HERITAGE-Registered Trademark- FUND



JOSEPH F.  MONAHAN.  See biographical information under Diversified Growth Fund,
above


INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND

S.  DEWEY KEESLER, JR.

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Mr. Keesler is a Principal, the Chief Investment Officer and a Portfolio
Manager/Research Analyst with responsibility for coordinating Oechsle's
investment activities. He has over nineteen years of international investment
experience, investing in markets all over the world. Prior to forming Oechsle,
he was a Portfolio Manager at Putnam International Advisors. Mr. Keesler
received a B.A. (magna cum laude) from Washington and Lee University and was a
Fulbright Scholar at the University of Freiburg in West Germany. He studied
investment analysis and management at London Business School.

KATHLEEN HARRIS
Ms. Harris is a Principal and Portfolio Manager/Research Analyst. Prior to
joining Oechsle in January 1995, Ms. Harris was Portfolio Manager and Investment
Director for the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, where she managed the
fund's international equity assets. Previously, she was a Fund Manager and
Equity Analyst for the Northern Trust Company. Ms. Harris received an M.B.A. in
Finance from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a B.S.
(Honors) in Finance from the University of Illinois. She is a Chartered
Financial Analyst.


GOVERNMENT/CORPORATE BOND FUND AND TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND


PATRICK M.  KENNEDY
Mr. Kennedy, Vice President, has been a member of the team, primarily
responsible for fixed income investments, since joining Pitcairn in 1995. Before
joining Pitcairn, he was a fixed income analyst at PNC Investment Management and
Research and The Massachusetts Company, Inc. He received a B.S. from Susquehanna
University and a M.S., Finance from Suffolk University.


PURCHASING, SELLING AND EXCHANGING FUND SHARES


This section tells you how to purchase, sell (sometimes called "redeem") or
exchange shares of the Funds.

HOW TO PURCHASE FUND SHARES


The Funds are available for purchase by clients of Pitcairn Trust Company.



Shares of the Funds may not be available for sale in every state.


You may purchase shares directly by:

- Mail
- Telephone, or
- Wire

To purchase shares directly from us, please call 1-800-214-6744. Unless you
arrange to pay by wire, write your check, payable in U.S. dollars, to "Pitcairn
Funds" and include the name of the appropriate Fund(s) on the check. A Fund
cannot accept third-party checks, credit cards, credit card checks or cash.

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GENERAL INFORMATION
You may purchase shares on any day that the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") is
open for business (a Business Day). A Fund may reject any purchase order if it
is determined that accepting the order would not be in the best interests of the
Fund or its shareholders. The price per share (the offering price) will be the
net asset value per share ("NAV") next determined after a Fund receives your
purchase order in good order. Each Fund calculates its NAV once each Business
Day at the regularly-scheduled close of normal trading on the NYSE (normally,
4:00 p.m. Eastern time). So, for you to receive the current Business Day's
NAV, generally a Fund must receive your purchase order in good order before
4:00 p.m. Eastern time.

HOW WE CALCULATE NAV
NAV for one Fund share is the value of that share's portion of all of the net
assets in the Fund. In calculating NAV, a Fund generally values its investment
portfolio at market price. If market prices are unavailable or a Fund thinks
that they are unreliable, or the value of a security has been materially
affected by events occurring after the closing of a foreign exchange, fair value
prices will be determined in good faith using methods approved by the Board of
Trustees. Foreign markets may be open when U.S. markets are closed and the value
of foreign securities owned by a Fund may change on days when shareholders
cannot purchase or redeem shares.




HOW TO SELL YOUR FUND SHARES
Holders of shares may sell shares by following procedures established when they
opened their account or accounts. If you have questions, call 1-800-214-6744. If
you own your shares through an account with a broker or other institution,
contact that broker or institution to sell your shares.

If you own your shares directly, you may sell your shares on any Business Day by
contacting a Fund directly by mail or telephone at 1-800-214-6744. The sale
price of each share will be the next NAV determined after the Fund receives your
request.

RECEIVING YOUR MONEY
Normally, we will send your sale proceeds within seven business days after we
receive your request. Your proceeds can be wired to your bank account (which may
be subject to a fee) or sent to you by check. If you recently purchased your
shares by check, redemption proceeds may not be available until your check has
cleared (which may take up to 15 Business Days).

ABUSIVE TRADING PRACTICES

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To minimize harm to the Funds and their shareholders, we reserve the right to
reject any purchase order (including exchanges) from any investor we believe has
a history of abusive trading or whose trading, in our judgment, has been or may
be disruptive to a Fund. In making this judgment, we may consider trading done
in multiple accounts under common ownership or control. We also reserve the
right to delay delivery of your redemption proceeds - up to seven days - or to
honor certain redemptions with securities, rather than cash, as described in the
next section.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LARGE REDEMPTIONS
We generally pay sale (redemption) proceeds in cash. However, if, during any 90
day period, you redeem Fund shares worth more than $250,000 (or 1% of the net
assets of a Fund if that percentage is less than $250,000) we intend to pay all
or part of your redemption proceeds in securities with a market value equal to
the redemption price (redemption in kind). If we make the payment in securities,
we will value the securities in the same manner as we value the securities in
computing the Fund 's net asset value. We may provide these securities in lieu
of cash without prior notice. You would have to pay transaction costs to sell
the securities distributed to you, as well as taxes on any capital gains you may
realize from the sale.

If your redemption would exceed this limit and you would like to avoid being
paid in securities, please provide us with an unconditional instruction to
redeem at least 15 days prior to the date on which the redemption is to occur.
The instruction must specify the dollar amount or number of shares to be
redeemed and the date of the transaction. This minimizes the effect of the
redemption on the Fund and its remaining shareholders.

SUSPENSION OF YOUR RIGHT TO SELL YOUR SHARES
A Fund may suspend your right to sell your shares if the NYSE restricts trading,
the SEC declares an emergency or for other reasons. More information about this
is in our Statement of Additional Information.

HOW TO EXCHANGE YOUR SHARES
You may exchange your shares on any Business Day by contacting us directly by
mail or telephone. You may exchange shares through your financial institution by
mail or telephone. When you exchange shares, you are really selling your shares
and buying other Fund shares, which may produce a gain or loss for tax purposes.
Your sale price and purchase price will be based on the NAV next calculated
after the Fund receives your exchange request.

TELEPHONE TRANSACTIONS
Purchasing, selling and exchanging Fund shares over the telephone is extremely
convenient, but not without risk. Although the Fund has certain safeguards and
procedures to confirm the identity of callers and the authenticity of
instructions, the Fund is not responsible for any losses or costs incurred by
following telephone instructions we reasonably believe to be genuine. If you or
your financial institution transact with the Fund over the telephone, you will
generally bear the risk of any loss.

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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Each Fund distributes its income as follows:
The Equity Funds declare and pay quarterly, although Small Cap Growth, Select
Growth and International Equity may distribute income annually. The Fixed
Income Funds declare dividends daily and pay them monthly.


Each Fund makes distributions of realized capital gains, if any, at least
annually. If you own Fund shares on the record date of the declared
distribution, you will be entitled to receive the distribution. You will receive
dividends and distributions in the form of additional Fund shares unless you
elect to receive payment in cash. To elect cash payment, you must notify the
Fund in writing prior to the declaration date of the distribution. Your election
will be effective for dividends and distributions declared after the Fund
receives your written notice. To cancel your election, simply send the Fund
written notice.

TAXES
PLEASE CONSULT YOUR TAX ADVISER REGARDING YOUR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ABOUT FEDERAL,
STATE AND LOCAL INCOME TAXES. The following is meant as a general summary for
U.S. taxpayers on some important tax issues that affect the Funds and their
shareholders. This summary is based on current tax laws, which may change. Each
Fund will distribute substantially all of its income and capital gains, if any.
The dividends and distributions you receive are generally subject to federal,
state and local taxation. Distributions you receive from a Fund may be taxable
whether or not you reinvest them. If you receive a distribution in January that
a Fund declared in October, November or December of the prior year, you will be
taxed as if you received it in the prior year. Income distributions are
generally taxable at ordinary income tax rates. Capital gains distributions are
generally taxable at the rates applicable to long-term capital gains. EACH SALE
OR EXCHANGE OF SHARES IS A TAXABLE EVENT FOR TAXABLE INVESTORS. The amount of
the gain or loss and the rate of tax will depend on how much you paid for the
shares, how much you sell them for, and how long you hold them. Taxable
investors should generally avoid investing in a Fund shortly before an expected
dividend or capital gain distribution. The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund intends to
distribute federally tax-exempt income. The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund also intends to
distribute state tax-exempt income. The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund may invest a
portion of its assets in securities that generate taxable income for federal or
state income taxes. Income exempt from federal tax may be subject to state and
local taxes. Any capital gains distributed by this Fund are taxable.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TAXES IS AVAILABLE IN THE STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.

IRA DISCLOSURE

An investor may establish an individual retirement account ("IRA") to invest in
a Fund. An IRA enables individuals, even if they participate in an
employer-sponsored plan, to establish their own retirement program. IRA
contributions may be tax-deductible and earnings are tax-deferred. Deductions
for IRA contributions may be limited or eliminated for individuals who
participate in certain employer pension plans and/or whose annual income exceeds
certain limits. Existing IRAs and future contributions up to the maximum
permitted, whether deductible or not, earn income on a tax-deferred basis.

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Certain individuals may make contributions to Roth IRAs. These contributions are
non-deductible but distributions from a Roth IRA may be tax free. Non-deductible
contributions of up to $500 per year per beneficiary may be made to an Education
IRA. To the extent that distributions from an Education IRA do not exceed a
beneficiary's "qualified higher education expenses," they are not taxable.
Shareholders may only establish a Roth IRA or an Education IRA if they are below
certain maximum income levels.

      Shareholders are advised to consult their tax advisers on IRA contribution
and withdrawal requirements and restrictions.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


                                 PITCAIRN FUNDS

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Additional information about each Fund is available in the Statement of
Additional Information.

These reports and the Statement of Additional Information are available free of
charge upon request by contacting us:

BY TELEPHONE:     1-800-214-6744

BY MAIL:          PITCAIRN FUNDS
                  c/o Pitcairn Trust Company

                  One Pitcairn Place, Suite 3000
                  165 Township Line Road
                  Jenkintown,  PA  19046

BY E-MAIL:      ____________________.com

ON THE INTERNET:____________________.com

Information about the Funds can also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public
Reference Room in Washington, D.C. Inquiries on the operations of the public
reference room may be made by calling the SEC at 1-202-942-8090. Reports and
other information about the Fund are available on the SEC's Internet site at
http://www.sec.gov, and copies of this information may be obtained, upon payment
of a duplicating fee, by electronic request at the following e-mail address:
[email protected], or by writing the SEC's Public Reference Section,
Washington, D.C. 20549-0102.

INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT FILE NUMBER 811-_________





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                                   PROSPECTUS






                             ________________, 2000

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The information in this Statement of Additional Information is not complete
and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration
statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective.

                              Subject to Completion
                Preliminary Statement of Additional Information
                                 June 27, 2000


                                 PITCAIRN FUNDS
                         ONE PITCAIRN PLACE, SUITE 3000
                             165 TOWNSHIP LINE ROAD
                              JENKINTOWN, PA 19046
                                 (800) 214-6744

                       STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION


                         August ______________, 2000



                              PITCAIRN EQUITY FUNDS


                         PITCAIRN DIVERSIFIED VALUE FUND
                        PITCAIRN DIVERSIFIED GROWTH FUND
                           PITCAIRN SELECT VALUE FUND
                           PITCAIRN SELECT GROWTH FUND
                          PITCAIRN SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
                         PITCAIRN SMALL CAP GROWTH FUND
               PITCAIRN FAMILY HERITAGE -REGISTERED TRADEMARK- FUND
                       PITCAIRN INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND


                           PITCAIRN FIXED INCOME FUNDS

                    PITCAIRN GOVERNMENT /CORPORATE BOND FUND
                          PITCAIRN TAX-EXEMPT BOND FUND


    THIS STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ("SAI") IS NOT A PROSPECTUS. IT
IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE ACTIVITIES AND
OPERATIONS OF THE PITCAIRN FUNDS (THE "TRUST") AND SHOULD BE READ IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE TRUST'S PROSPECTUS DATED AUGUST___, 2000. THE PROSPECTUS
MAY BE OBTAINED FREE OF CHARGE BY WRITING PITCAIRN FUNDS AT ONE PITCAIRN
PLACE, SUITE 3000, 165 TOWNSHIP LINE ROAD, JENKINTOWN, PA 19046 OR BY CALLING
1-800-214-6744.


                                TABLE OF CONTENTS


The Trust........................................................
Description of Permitted Investments and Risk Factors............
Investment Limitations...........................................
Service Providers................................................
Shareholder Servicing............................................ 2
Trustees and Officers of the Trust...............................
Performance......................................................
Purchase and Redemption of Shares................................
Taxes............................................................29
Portfolio Transactions...........................................
Redemptions in Kind..............................................
Description of Shares............................................
Limitation of Trustees' Liability................................
Voting...........................................................
Shareholder Liability............................................
Control Persons..................................................
5% Shareholders..................................................
Custodian........................................................
Experts..........................................................
Legal Counsel....................................................
Appendix A.......................................................


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                                    THE TRUST

    Pitcairn Funds (the "Trust") is an open-end management investment company
registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940
Act"). The Trust was established as a Delaware business trust on March 24,
2000. The Declaration of Trust of the Trust permits the Trust to offer shares
of beneficial interest ("shares").


    As of the date of this SAI, the Trust consists of the following
portfolios: Diversified Value, Diversified Growth, Select Value, Select
Growth, Small Cap Value, Small Cap Growth, Family Heritage -Registered
Trademark-, International Equity, Government/Corporate Bond and Tax-Exempt
Bond Funds (each a "Fund" and, together, the "Funds"). Pitcairn Investment
Management, a division of Pitcairn Trust Company, serves as the investment
adviser for all of the Funds. It has engaged, Oeschle International Advisors
LLC as sub-adviser for the International Equity Fund, Standish, Ayer & Wood,
Inc. as sub-adviser for the Small Cap Growth Fund, and Sands Capital
Management, Inc. as sub-adviser for the Select Growth Fund. Use of the term
"Manager" in this Statement of Additional Information refers to the
investment adviser or sub-adviser, as the case may be, who is responsible for
the day-to-day management of the relevant Fund. "Investment Adviser" or
"Adviser" refers to Pitcairn Investment Management.


              DESCRIPTION OF PERMITTED INVESTMENTS AND RISK FACTORS

    ALL FUNDS MAY INVEST IN THE FOLLOWING INVESTMENTS UNLESS SPECIFICALLY
NOTED OTHERWISE.

    AMERICAN DEPOSITORY RECEIPTS ("ADRs"). ADRs are securities, typically
issued by a U.S. financial institution (a "depositary"), that evidence
ownership interests in a security or a pool or securities issued by a foreign
issuer and deposited with the depositary. ADRs may be available through
"sponsored" or "unsponsored" facilities. A sponsored facility is established
jointly by the issuer of the security underlying the receipt and a
depositary, whereas an unsponsored facility may be established by a
depositary without participation by the issuer of the underlying security.
While the Funds typically invest in sponsored ADRs, joint arrangements
between the issuer and the depositary, some ADRs may be unsponsored. Unlike
sponsored ADRs, the holders of unsponsored ADRs bear all expenses and the
depositary may not be obligated to distribute shareholder communications or
to pass through the voting rights on the deposited securities.

    ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES. Asset-backed securities are securities secured
by non-mortgage assets such as company receivables, truck and auto loans,
leases and credit card receivables. Such securities are generally issued as
pass-through certificates, which represent undivided fractional ownership
interests in the underlying pools of assets. Such securities also may be debt
instruments, which are also known as collateralized obligations and are
generally issued as the debt of a special purpose entity, such as a trust,
organized solely for the purpose of owning such assets and issuing such debt.
Credit support for asset-backed securities may be based on the underlying
assets and/or provided by a third party through credit enhancements. Credit
enhancement techniques include letters of credit, insurance bonds, limited
guarantees (which are generally provided by the issuer), senior-subordinated
structures and overcollateralization.

    Asset-backed securities are not issued or guaranteed by the United States
Government or its agencies or instrumentalities; however, the payment of
principal and interest on such obligations may be guaranteed up to certain
amounts and for a certain period by a letter of credit issued by a financial
institution (such as a bank or insurance company) unaffiliated with the
issuers of such securities. The purchase of asset-backed securities raises
risk considerations peculiar to the financing of the instruments underlying
such securities. For example, there is a risk that another party could
acquire an interest in the obligations superior to that of the holders of the
asset-backed securities. There also is

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the possibility that recoveries on repossessed collateral may not, in some
cases, be available to support payments on those securities. Asset-backed
securities entail prepayment risk, which may vary depending on the type of
asset, but is generally less than the prepayment risk associated with
mortgage-backed securities. In addition, credit card receivables are
unsecured obligations of the card holders.

    The market for asset-backed securities is at a relatively early stage of
development. Accordingly, there may be a limited secondary market for such
securities.

    BANKERS' ACCEPTANCES. A bankers' acceptance is a bill of exchange or time
draft drawn on and accepted by a commercial bank. It is used by corporations
to finance the shipment and storage of goods and to furnish dollar exchange.
Maturities are generally six months or less.

    BANK OBLIGATIONS. Bank obligations of United States and foreign
commercial banks or savings and loan institutions which the Funds may buy
include certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers' acceptances. A
certificate of deposit is an interest-bearing instrument with a specific
maturity issued by a bank or savings and loan institution in exchange for the
deposit of funds that normally can be traded in the secondary market prior to
maturity. A time deposit is an account containing a currency balance pledged
to remain at a particular bank for a specified period in return for payment
of interest.

    BRADY BONDS. Certain debt obligations, customarily referred to as "Brady
Bonds," are created through the exchange of existing commercial bank loans to
foreign entities for new obligations in connection with a debt restructuring.
Brady Bonds have only been issued since 1989, and, accordingly, do not have a
long payment history. In addition, they are issued by governments that may
have previously defaulted on the loans being restructured by the Brady Bonds,
so they are subject to the risk of default by the issuer. They may be fully
or partially collateralized or uncollateralized and issued in various
currencies (although most are U.S. dollar denominated) and generally, they
are actively traded in the over-the-counter secondary market. U.S.
dollar-denominated, collateralized Brady Bonds, which may be fixed rate par
bonds or floating rate discount bonds, are generally collateralized in full
as to principal due at maturity by U.S. Treasury zero coupon obligations
which have the same maturity as the Brady Bonds. Certain interest payments on
these Brady Bonds may be collateralized by cash or securities in an amount
that, in the case of fixed rate bonds, is typically equal to between 12 and
18 months of rolling interest payments or, in the case of floating rate
bonds, initially is typically equal to between 12 and 18 months rolling
interest payments based on the applicable interest rate at that time and is
adjusted at regular intervals thereafter with the balance of interest
accruals in each case being uncollateralized. Payment of interest and (except
in the case of principal collateralized Brady Bonds) principal on Brady Bonds
with no or limited collateral depends on the willingness and ability of the
foreign government to make payment. In the event of a default on
collateralized Brady Bonds for which obligations are accelerated, the
collateral for the payment of principal will not be distributed to investors,
nor will such obligations be sold and the proceeds distributed. The
collateral will be held by the collateral agent to the scheduled maturity of
the defaulted Brady Bonds, which will continue to be outstanding, at which
time the face amount of the collateral will equal the principal payments
which would have then been due on the Brady Bonds in the normal course.

    Based upon current market conditions, a Fund would not intend to purchase
Brady Bonds which, at the time of investment, are in default as to payment.
However, in light of the residual risk of Brady Bonds and, among other
factors, the history of default with respect to commercial bank loans by

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public and private entities of countries issuing Brady Bonds, investments in
Brady Bonds are to be viewed as speculative. A substantial portion of the
Brady Bonds and other sovereign debt securities in which the Emerging Markets
Debt Fund invests are likely to be acquired at a discount, which involves
certain additional considerations.

    Sovereign obligors in developing and emerging market countries are among
the world's largest debtors to commercial banks, other governments,
international financial organizations and other financial institutions. These
obligors have in the past experienced substantial difficulties in servicing
their external debt obligations, which led to defaults on certain obligations
and the restructuring of certain indebtedness. Restructuring arrangements
have included, among other things, reducing and rescheduling interest and
principal payments by negotiating new or amended credit agreements or
converting outstanding principal and unpaid interest to Brady Bonds, and
obtaining new credit to finance interest payments. Holders of certain foreign
sovereign debt securities may be requested to participate in the
restructuring of such obligations and to extend further loans to their
issuers. There can be no assurance that the Brady Bonds and other foreign
sovereign debt securities in which the Fund may invest will not be subject to
similar restructuring arrangements or to requests for new credit which may
adversely affect a Fund's holdings. Furthermore, certain participants in the
secondary market for such debt may be directly involved in negotiating the
terms of these arrangements and may therefore have access to information not
available to other market participants.

    CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT. A certificate of deposit is a negotiable,
interest-bearing instrument with a specific maturity. Certificates of deposit
are issued by banks and savings and loan institutions in exchange for the
deposit of funds, and normally can be traded in the secondary market prior to
maturity. Certificates of deposit have penalties for early withdrawal.

    COMMERCIAL PAPER. Commercial paper is the term used to designate
unsecured, short-term promissory notes issued by corporations and other
entities. Maturities on these issues vary from a day to nine months.

    CONSTRUCTION LOANS. In general, construction loans are mortgages on
multifamily homes that are insured by the Federal Housing Administration
("FHA") under various federal programs of the National Housing Act of 1934
and its amendments. Several FHA programs have evolved to ensure the
construction financing and permanent mortgage financing on multifamily
residences, nursing homes, elderly residential facilities, and health care
units. Project loans typically trade in two forms: either as FHA-insured
pass-through securities or Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA")
insured pass-through securities. In this case, a qualified issuer issues the
pass-through securities while holding the underlying mortgage loans as
collateral. Regardless of form, all projects are government-guaranteed by the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") through the FHA
insurance fund. The credit backing of all FHA and GNMA projects derives from
the FHA insurance fund, and so projects issued in either form enjoy the full
faith and credit backing of the U.S. Government.

    Most project pools consist of one large mortgage loan rather than
numerous smaller mortgages, as is typically the case with agency
single-family mortgage securities. As such, prepayments on projects are
driven by the incentives most mortgagors have to refinance, and are very
project-specific in nature. However, to qualify for certain government
programs, many project securities contain specific prepayment restrictions
and penalties.

     Under multifamily insurance programs, the government insures the
construction financing of projects as well as the permanent mortgage
financing on the completed structures. This is unlike the single-family
mortgage market, in which the government only insures mortgages on completed

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homes. Investors purchase new projects by committing to fund construction
costs on a monthly basis until the project is built. Upon project completion,
an investor's construction loan commitments are converted into a
proportionate share of the final permanent project mortgage loan. The
construction financing portion of a project trades in the secondary market as
an insured Construction Loan Certificate ("CLC"). When the project is
completed, the investor exchanges all the monthly CLCs for an insured
Permanent Loan Certificate ("PLC"). The PLC is an insured pass-through
security backed by the final mortgage on the completed property. As such,
PLCs typically have a thirty-five to forty year maturity, depending on the
type of final project. There are vastly more PLCs than CLCs in the market,
owing to the long economic lives of the project structures. While neither
CLCs or PLCs are as liquid as agency single-family mortgage securities, both
are traded on the secondary market and would generally not be considered
illiquid. The benefit of owning these securities is a relatively high yield
combined with significant prepayment protection, which generally makes these
types of securities more attractive when prepayments are expected to be high
in the mortgage market. CLCs typically offer a higher yield due to the fact
that they are somewhat more administratively burdensome to account for.

    CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES. Convertible securities are corporate securities
that are exchangeable for a set number of another security at a prestated
price. Convertible securities have characteristics similar to both fixed
income and equity securities. Because of the conversion feature, the market
value of convertible securities tends to move together with the market value
of the underlying stock. As a result, a Fund's selection of convertible
securities is based, to a great extent, on the potential for capital
appreciation that may exist in the underlying stock. The value of convertible
securities is also affected by prevailing interest rates, the credit quality
of the issuer and any call provisions.

    DOLLAR ROLLS. "Dollar rolls" are transactions in which the Fund sells
securities for delivery in the current month and simultaneously contracts to
repurchase substantially similar securities on a specified future date. The
difference between the sale price and the purchase price (plus any interest
earned on the cash proceeds of the sale) is netted against the interest
income foregone on the securities sold to arrive at an implied borrowing
rate. Alternatively, the sale and purchase transactions can be executed at
the same price, with the Fund being paid a fee as consideration for entering
into the commitment to purchase.

    EQUITY SECURITIES. Equity securities include common stock, preferred
stock, warrants or rights to subscribe to common stock and, in general, any
security that is convertible into or exchangeable for common stock.
Investments in equity securities in general are subject to market risks that
may cause their prices to fluctuate over time. The value of convertible
equity securities is also affected by prevailing interest rates, the credit
quality of the issuer and any call provisions. Fluctuations in the value of
equity securities in which a Fund invests will cause the net asset value of
the Fund to fluctuate.

    Investments in small or middle capitalization companies involve greater
risk than is customarily associated with larger, more established companies
due to the greater business risks of small size, limited markets and
financial resources, narrow product lines and the frequent lack of depth of
management. The securities of small or medium-sized companies are often
traded over-the-counter, and may not be traded in volumes typical of
securities traded on a national securities exchange. Consequently, the
securities of small or medium sized companies may have limited market
stability and may be subject to more abrupt or erratic market movements than
securities of larger, more established companies or the market averages in
general.

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    THE EURO. On January 1, 1999, the European Monetary Union ("EMU")
implemented a new currency unit, the Euro, which is expected to reshape
financial markets, banking systems and monetary policies in Europe and other
parts of the world. The countries that converted or tied their currencies to
the Euro include Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the
Netherlands, Ireland, Finland, Italy, Portugal and Spain. Implementation of
this plan means that financial transactions and market information, including
share quotations and company accounts, in participating countries will be
denominated in Euros. A significant percentage of the stock exchange
capitalization of the total European market may be reflected in Euros, and
participating governments will issue their bonds in Euros. Monetary policy
for participating countries will be uniformly managed by a new central bank,
the European Central Bank ("ECB").

    Although it is not possible to predict the eventual impact of the Euro
implementation plan on the Funds, the transition to the Euro may change the
economic environment and behavior of investors, particularly in European
markets. For example, investors may begin to view those countries
participating in the EMU as a single entity, and the Adviser or Manager may
need to adapt its investment strategy accordingly. The process of
implementing the Euro also may adversely affect financial markets world-wide
and may result in changes in the relative strength and value of the U.S.
dollar or other major currencies, as well as possible adverse tax
consequences. The ongoing transition to the Euro is likely to have a
significant impact on fiscal and monetary policy in the participating
countries and may produce unpredictable effects on trade and commerce
generally. These resulting uncertainties could create increased volatility in
financial markets world-wide.

    EUROBONDS. A Eurobond is a bond denominated in U.S. dollars or another
currency and sold to investors outside of the country whose currency is used.
Eurobonds may be issued by government or corporate issuers, and are typically
underwritten by banks and brokerage firms from numerous countries. While
Eurobonds typically pay principal and interest in Eurodollars, U.S. dollars
held in banks outside of the United States, they may pay principal and
interest in other currencies.

    FIXED INCOME SECURITIES. Fixed income securities are debt obligations
issued by corporations, municipalities and other borrowers. The market value
of a Fund's fixed income investments will change in response to interest rate
changes and other factors. During periods of falling interest rates, the
values of outstanding fixed income securities generally rise. Conversely,
during periods of rising interest rates, the values of such securities
generally decline. Securities with longer maturities are subject to greater
fluctuations in value than securities with shorter maturities. Fixed income
securities rated in the fourth highest rating category lack outstanding
investment characteristics, and have speculative characteristics as well.
Changes by an a nationally recognized statistical rating organization
("NRSRO") in the rating of any fixed income security and in the ability of an
issuer to make payments of interest and principal also affect the value of
these investments. Changes in the value of a Fund's securities will not
affect cash income derived from these securities but will affect the Fund's
net asset value.

    Securities held by a Fund that are guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its
agencies or instrumentalities guarantee only the payment of principal and
interest, and do not guarantee the securities' yield or value or the yield or
value of a Fund's shares.

    There is a risk that the current interest rate on floating and variable
rate instruments may not accurately reflect existing market interest rates.

    FOREIGN SECURITIES. Foreign securities include U.S. dollar denominated
obligations of securities of foreign issuers. Permissible investments may
consist of Yankee Obligations, obligations of foreign branches of U.S. banks
and foreign banks, including European Certificates of Deposit,

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European Time Deposits, Canadian Time Deposits, Yankee Certificates of
Deposit and investments in Canadian Commercial Paper, foreign securities and
Europaper. These instruments may subject the Fund to investment risks that
differ in some respects from those related to investments in obligations of
U.S. issuers. Investing in the securities of foreign companies and the
utilization of forward foreign currency contracts involve special risks and
considerations not typically associated with investing in U.S. companies.
These risks and considerations include differences in accounting, auditing
and financial reporting standards, generally higher commission rates on
foreign portfolio transactions, the possibility of expropriation or
confiscatory taxation, adverse changes in investment or exchange control
regulations, political instability that could affect U.S. investment in
foreign countries and potential restrictions of the flow of international
capital and currencies. Such investments may also entail higher custodial
fees and sales commissions than domestic investments. Foreign issuers of
securities or obligations are often subject to accounting treatment and
engage in business practices different from those respecting domestic issuers
of similar securities or obligations. Foreign branches of U.S. banks and
foreign banks may be subject to less stringent reserve requirements than
those applicable to domestic branches of U.S. banks.

    FORWARD FOREIGN CURRENCY CONTRACTS. A forward contract involves an
obligation to purchase or sell a specific currency amount at a future date,
agreed upon by the parties, at a price set at the time of the contract. A
Fund may enter into a contract to sell, for a fixed amount of U.S. dollars or
other appropriate currency, the amount of foreign currency approximating the
value of some or all of a Fund's securities denominated in such foreign
currency.

    By entering into forward foreign currency contracts, a Fund will seek to
protect the value of its investment securities against a decline in the value
of a currency. However, these forward foreign currency contracts will not
eliminate fluctuations in the underlying prices of the securities. Rather,
they simply establish a rate of exchange which one can obtain at some future
point in time. Although such contracts tend to minimize the risk of loss due
to a decline in the value of the hedged currency, they also tend to limit any
potential gain which might result should the value of such currency increase.
At the maturity of a forward contract, a Fund may either sell a portfolio
security and make delivery of the foreign currency, or it may retain the
security and terminate its contractual obligation to deliver the foreign
currency by purchasing an "offsetting" contract with the same currency
trader, obligating it to purchase, on the same maturity date, the same amount
of the foreign currency. A Fund may realize a gain or loss from currency
transactions. A Fund will place assets in a segregated account to assure that
its obligations under forward foreign currency contracts are covered.

    FUTURES AND OPTIONS ON FUTURES. Futures contracts provide for the future
sale by one party and purchase by another party of a specified amount of a
specific security at a specified future time and at a specified price. An
option on a futures contract gives the purchaser the right, in exchange for a
premium, to assume a position in a futures contract at a specified exercise
price during the term of the option. A Fund may use futures contracts and
related options for "bona fide hedging purposes," to offset changes in the
value of securities held or expected to be acquired or be disposed of, to
minimize fluctuations in foreign currencies, or to gain exposure to a
particular market or instrument. A Fund will minimize the risk that it will
be unable to close out a futures contract by only entering into futures
contracts that are traded on national futures exchanges.

    An index futures contract is a bilateral agreement pursuant to which two
parties agree to take or make delivery of an amount of cash equal to a
specified dollar amount times the difference between the bond index value at
the close of trading of the contract and the price at which the futures
contract is originally struck. No physical delivery of the bonds comprising
the index is made; generally contracts are closed out prior to the expiration
date of the contract.

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    In order to avoid leveraging and related risks, when a Fund invests in
futures contracts, it will cover its position by depositing an amount of cash
or liquid securities equal to the market value of the futures positions held,
less margin deposits, in a segregated account and that amount will be marked
to market on a daily basis.

    A Fund may enter into futures contracts and options on futures contracts
traded on an exchange regulated by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission
("CFTC"), so long as, to the extent that such transactions are not for "bona
fide hedging purposes," the aggregate initial margin and premiums on such
positions (excluding the amount by which such options are in the money) do
not exceed 5% of the Fund's net assets.

    There are risks associated with these activities, including the
following: (1) the success of a hedging strategy may depend on an ability to
predict movements in the prices of individual securities, fluctuations in
markets and movements in interest rates, (2) there may be an imperfect or no
correlation between the changes in market value of the securities held by a
Fund and the prices of futures and options on futures, (3) there may not be a
liquid secondary market for a futures contract or option, (4) trading
restrictions or limitations may be imposed by an exchange, and (5) government
regulations may restrict trading in futures contracts and options on futures.
In addition, some strategies reduce a Fund's exposure to price fluctuations,
while others tend to increase its market exposure. Futures and options on
futures can be volatile instruments and involve certain risks that could
negatively impact a Fund's return.

    HIGH YIELD FOREIGN SOVEREIGN DEBT SECURITIES. Investing in fixed and
floating rate high yield foreign sovereign debt securities will expose a Fund
to the direct or indirect consequences of political, social or economic
changes in the countries that issue the securities. The ability of a foreign
sovereign obligor to make timely payments on its external debt obligations
will also be strongly influenced by the obligor's balance of payments,
including export performance, its access to international credits and
investments, fluctuations in interest rates and the extent of its foreign
reserves. Countries such as those in which the Fund may invest have
historically experienced, and may continue to experience, high rates of
inflation, high interest rates, exchange rate or trade difficulties and
extreme poverty and unemployment. Many of these countries are also
characterized by political uncertainty or instability. Additional factors
which may influence the ability or willingness to service debt include, but
are not limited to, a country's cash flow situation, the availability of
sufficient foreign exchange on the date a payment is due, the relative size
of its debt service burden to the economy as a whole, and its government's
policy towards the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other
international agencies. A country whose exports are concentrated in a few
commodities or whose economy depends on certain strategic imports could be
vulnerable to fluctuations in international prices of these commodities or
imports. To the extent that a country receives payment for its exports in
currencies other than dollars, its ability to make debt payments denominated
in dollars could be adversely affected. If a foreign sovereign obligor cannot
generate sufficient earnings from foreign trade to service its external debt,
it may need to depend on continuing loans and aid from foreign governments,
commercial banks and multilateral organizations, and inflows of foreign
investment. The commitment on the part of these foreign governments,
multilateral organizations and others to make such disbursements may be
conditioned on the government's implementation of economic reforms and/or
economic performance and the timely service of its obligations. Failure to
implement such reforms, achieve such levels of economic performance or repay
principal or interest when due may result in the cancellation of such third
parties' commitments to lend funds, which may further impair the obligor's
ability or willingness to timely service its debts.
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    ILLIQUID SECURITIES. Illiquid securities are securities that cannot be
disposed of within seven business days at approximately the price at which
they are being carried on the Fund's books. Illiquid securities may include
demand instruments with demand notice periods exceeding seven days,
securities for which there is no active secondary market, and repurchase
agreements with maturities over seven days in length.

    LOAN PARTICIPATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS. Loan participations are interests in
loans to corporations or governments which are administered by the lending
bank or agent for a syndicate of lending banks, and sold by the lending bank,
financial institution or syndicate member ("intermediary bank"). In a loan
participation, the borrower will be deemed to be the issuer of the
participation interest, except to the extent the Fund derives its rights from
the intermediary bank. Because the intermediary bank does not guarantee a
loan participation in any way, a loan participation is subject to the credit
risks generally associated with the underlying borrower. In the event of the
bankruptcy or insolvency of the borrower, a loan participation may be subject
to certain defenses that can be asserted by such borrower as a result of
improper conduct by the intermediary bank. In addition, in the event the
underlying borrower fails to pay principal and interest when due, the Fund
may be subject to delays, expenses and risks that are greater than those that
would have been involved if the Fund had purchased a direct obligation of
such borrower. Under the terms of a loan participation, the Fund may be
regarded as a creditor of the intermediary bank (rather than of the
underlying borrower), so that the Fund may also be subject to the risk that
the intermediary bank may become insolvent.

    Loan assignments are investments in assignments of all or a portion of
certain loans from third parties. When a Fund purchases assignments from
lenders it will acquire direct rights against the borrower on the loan. Since
assignments are arranged through private negotiations between potential
assignees and assignors, however, the rights and obligations acquired by the
Fund may differ from, and be more limited than, those held by the assigning
lender. Loan participations and assignments may be considered liquid, as
determined by the Adviser or Manager based on criteria approved by the Board
of Trustees.

    MONEY MARKET SECURITIES. Each Fund may hold cash reserves and invest in
money market instruments (including securities issued or guaranteed by the
U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, repurchase agreements,
certificates of deposit and bankers' acceptances issued by banks or savings
and loan associations having net assets of at least $500 million as of the
end of their most recent fiscal year, high-grade commercial paper and other
short-term debt securities) rated at the time of purchase in the top two
categories by an NRSRO, or, if not rated, determined by the Adviser or
Manager to be of comparable quality at the time of purchase.

    MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES. The Government/Corporate and the Tax Exempt
Bond Funds may, consistent with their respective investment objectives and
policies, invest in mortgage-backed securities. Mortgage-backed securities in
which these Funds may invest represent pools of mortgage loans assembled for
sale to investors by various governmental agencies such as the GNMA and
government-related organizations such as Fannie Mae and the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC"), as well as by non-governmental issuers such
as commercial banks, savings and loan institutions, mortgage bankers, and
private mortgage insurance companies. Mortgage-backed securities are
instruments that entitle the holder to a share of all interest and principal
payments from mortgages underlying the security. The mortgages backing these
securities include conventional fifteen- and thirty-year fixed-rate
mortgages, graduated payment mortgages, adjustable rate mortgages and balloon
mortgages. During periods of declining interest rates, prepayment of
mortgages underlying mortgage-backed securities can be expected to
accelerate. Prepayment of mortgages which underlie securities purchased at a
premium often results in capital losses, while prepayment of mortgages
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unpredictable prepayment characteristics, it is often not possible to predict
accurately the average life or realized yield of a particular issue. Although
certain mortgage-backed securities are guaranteed by a third party or
otherwise similarly secured, the market value of the security, which may
fluctuate, is not so secured. If a Fund purchases a mortgage-backed security
at a premium, that portion may be lost if there is a decline in the market
value of the security whether resulting from changes in interest rates or
prepayments in the underlying mortgage collateral. As with other
interest-bearing securities, the prices of such securities are inversely
affected by changes in interest rates. However, though the value of a
mortgage-backed security may decline when interest rates rise, the converse
is not necessarily true since in periods of declining interest rates the
mortgages underlying the securities are prone to prepayment. When the
mortgage-backed securities held by a Fund are prepaid, the Fund must reinvest
the proceeds in securities the yield of which reflects prevailing interest
rates, which may be lower than the prepaid security. For this and other
reasons, a mortgage-backed security's stated maturity may be shortened by
unscheduled prepayments on the underlying mortgages and, therefore, it is not
possible to predict accurately the security's return to a Fund. In addition,
regular payments received in respect of mortgage-backed securities include
both interest and principal. No assurance can be given as to the return a
Fund will receive when these amounts are reinvested.

      A Fund may also invest in mortgage-backed securities that are
collateralized mortgage obligations structured on pools of mortgage
pass-through certificates or mortgage loans. For purposes of determining the
average maturity of a mortgage-backed security in its investment portfolio,
the Fund will utilize the expected average life of the security, as estimated
in good faith by the Fund's Adviser. Unlike most single family residential
mortgages, commercial real estate property loans often contain provisions
which substantially reduce the likelihood that such securities will be
prepaid. The provisions generally impose significant prepayment penalties on
loans and, in some cases there may be prohibitions on principal prepayments
for several years following origination.


GOVERNMENT PASS-THROUGH SECURITIES: Government Pass-Through Securities are
securities that are issued or guaranteed by a U.S. Government agency
representing an interest in a pool of mortgage loans. The primary issuers or
guarantors of these mortgage-backed securities are GNMA, Fannie Mae and
FHLMC. GNMA, Fannie Mae and FHLMC guarantee timely distributions of interest
to certificate holders. GNMA and Fannie Mae also guarantee timely
distributions of scheduled principal. FHLMC generally guarantees only the
ultimate collection of principal of the underlying mortgage loan. Fannie Mae
and FHLMC obligations are not backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
Government as GNMA certificates are, but Fannie Mae and FHLMC securities are
supported by the instrumentalities' right to borrow from the U.S. Treasury.
Government and private guarantees do not extend to the securities' value,
which is likely to vary inversely with fluctuations in interest rates.


    There are a number of important differences among the agencies and
instrumentalities of the U.S. Government that issue mortgage-backed
securities and among the securities that they issue. Mortgage-backed
securities issued by GNMA include GNMA Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
(also known as "Ginnie Maes") that are guaranteed as to the timely payment of
principal and interest by GNMA and are backed by the full faith and credit of
the United States. GNMA is a wholly-owned U.S. Government corporation within
HUD. GNMA certificates also are supported by the authority of GNMA to borrow
funds from the U.S. Treasury to make payments under its guarantee.
Mortgage-backed securities issued by Fannie Mae include Fannie Mae Guaranteed
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates (also known as "Fannie Maes") that are
solely the obligations of Fannie Mae and are not backed by or entitled to the
full faith and credit of the United States. Fannie Mae is a
government-sponsored organization owned entirely by private stockholders.
Fannie Maes are guaranteed as to timely payment of the principal and interest
by Fannie Mae. Mortgage-backed securities issued by the FHLMC include FHLMC
Mortgage Participation Certificates (also known as "Freddie Macs" or "PC's").
The FHLMC is a corporate instrumentality of the United States, created
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Congress, which is owned entirely by Federal Home Loan Banks. Freddie Macs
are not guaranteed by the United States or by any Federal Home Loan Banks and
do not constitute a debt or obligation of the United States or of any Federal
Home Loan Bank. Freddie Macs entitle the holder to timely payment of
interest, which is guaranteed by the FHLMC. The FHLMC guarantees either
ultimate collection or timely payment of all principal payments on the
underlying mortgage loans. When the FHLMC does not guarantee timely payment
of principal, FHLMC may remit the amount due on account of its guarantee of
ultimate payment of principal at any time after default on an underlying
mortgage, but in no event later than one year after it becomes payable. For
FHLMC REMIC Certificates, FHLMC guarantees the timely payment of interest,
and also guarantees the payment of principal as payments are required to be
made on the underlying mortgage participation certificates. Fannie Mae REMIC
Certificates are issued and guaranteed as to timely distribution of principal
and interest by Fannie Mae.


PRIVATE PASS-THROUGH SECURITIES: Private Pass-Through Securities are
mortgage-backed securities issued by a non-governmental entity, such as a
trust. While they are generally structured with one or more types of credit
enhancement, private pass-through securities typically lack a guarantee by an
entity having the credit status of a governmental agency or instrumentality.


COLLATERALIZED BOND OBLIGATIONS ("CBOS"): {CBOs are bonds backed by a large,
diversified pool of junk bonds. Usually broken down into tiers with varying
degrees of risk and varying interest rates.}


COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES ("CMBS"): CMBS are generally
multi-class or pass-through securities backed by a mortgage loan or a pool of
mortgage loans secured by commercial property, such as industrial and
warehouse properties, office buildings, retail space and shopping malls,
multifamily properties and cooperative apartments. The commercial mortgage
loans that underlie CMBS are generally not amortizing or not fully
amortizing. That is, at their maturity date, repayment of the remaining
principal balance or "balloon" is due and is repaid through the attainment of
an additional loan of sale of the property.


COLLATERALIZED MORTGAGE OBLIGATIONS ("CMOS"): CMOs are debt obligations of
multiclass pass-through certificates issued by agencies or instrumentalities
of the U.S. Government or by private originators or investors in mortgage
loans. Principal payments on the underlying mortgage assets may cause CMOs to
be retired substantially earlier then their stated maturities or final
distribution dates, resulting in a loss of all or part of any premium paid.
Each class of a CMO is issued with a specific fixed or floating coupon rate
and has a stated maturity or final distribution date.


REMICS: A REMIC is a CMO that qualifies for special tax treatment under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") and invests in certain
mortgages principally secured by interests in real property. Investors may
purchase beneficial interests in REMICs, which are known as "regular"
interests, or "residual" interests. Guaranteed REMIC pass-through
certificates ("REMIC Certificates") issued by Fannie Mae, GNMA or FHLMC
represent beneficial ownership interests in a REMIC trust consisting
principally of mortgage loans or Fannie Mae, FHLMC or GNMA-guaranteed
mortgage pass-through certificates. For FHLMC REMIC Certificates, FHLMC
guarantees the timely payment of interest, and also guarantees the payment of
principal as payments are required to be made on the underlying mortgage
participation certificates. Fannie Mae REMIC Certificates are issued and
guaranteed as to timely distribution of principal and interest by Fannie Mae.
GNMA REMIC Certificates are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
Government.


PARALLEL PAY SECURITIES; PAC BONDS: Parallel pay CMOs and REMICS are
structured to provide payments of principal on each payment date to more than
one class. These simultaneous payments are taken into account in calculating
the stated maturity date or final distribution date of each class, which

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must be retired by its stated maturity date or final distribution date, but
may be retired earlier. Planned Amortization Class CMOs ("PAC Bonds")
generally require payments of a specified amount of principal on each payment
date. PAC Bonds are always parallel pay CMOs with the required principal
payment on such securities having the highest priority after interest has
been paid to all classes.


STRIPPED MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES ("SMBS"): SMBs are usually structured
with two classes that receive specified proportions of the monthly interest
and principal payments from a pool of mortgage securities. One class may
receive all of the interest payments, while the other class may receive all
of the principal payments. The market for SMBs is not as fully developed as
other markets; SMBs, therefore, may be illiquid.

MORTGAGE DOLLAR ROLLS: Mortgage "dollar rolls" are transactions in which
mortgage-backed securities are sold for delivery in the current month and the
seller simultaneously contracts to repurchase substantially similar
securities on a specified future date. The difference between the sale price
and the purchase price (plus any interest earned on the cash proceeds of the
sale) is netted against the interest income foregone on the securities sold
to arrive at an implied borrowing rate. Alternatively, the sale and purchase
transactions can be executed at the same price, with a Fund being paid a fee
as consideration for entering into the commitment to purchase. Mortgage
dollar rolls may be renewed prior to cash settlement and initially may
involve only a firm commitment agreement by a Fund to buy a security. If the
broker-dealer to whom a Fund sells the security becomes insolvent, the Fund's
right to repurchase the security may be restricted. Other risks involved in
entering into mortgage dollar rolls include the risk that the value of the
security may change adversely over the term of the mortgage dollar roll and
that the security a Fund is required to repurchase may be worth less than the
security that the Fund originally held.

    To avoid any leveraging concerns, a Fund will place U.S. Government or
other liquid securities in a segregated account in an amount sufficient to
cover its repurchase obligation.

    MUNICIPAL SECURITIES. The Government/Corporate Bond Fund and the
Tax-Exempt Bond Fund may invest in municipal securities. Municipal securities
consist of (i) debt obligations issued by or on behalf of public authorities
to obtain funds to be used for various public facilities, for refunding
outstanding obligations, for general operating expenses, and for lending such
funds to other public institutions and facilities, and (ii) certain private
activity and industrial development bonds issued by or on behalf of public
authorities to obtain funds to provide for the construction, equipment,
repair or improvement of privately operated facilities. The two principal
classifications of Municipal securities are "general obligation" and
"revenue" issues. General obligation issues are issues involving the credit
of an issuer possessing taxing power and are payable from the issuer's
general unrestricted revenues, although the characteristics and method of
enforcement of general obligation issues may vary according to the law
applicable to the particular issuer. Revenue issues are payable only from the
revenues derived from a particular facility or class of facilities or other
specific revenue source. A Fund may also invest in "moral obligation" issues,
which are normally issued by special purpose authorities. Moral obligation
issues are not backed by the full faith and credit of the state and are
generally backed by the agreement of the issuing authority to request
appropriations from the state legislative body. Municipal Securities include
debt obligations issued by governmental entities to obtain funds for various
public purposes, such as the construction of a wide range of public
facilities, the refunding of outstanding obligations, the payment of general
operating expenses, and the extension of loans to other public institutions
and facilities. Certain private activity bonds that are issued by or on
behalf of public authorities to finance various privately-owned or operated
facilities are included within the term "municipal securities." Private
activity bonds and industrial development

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bonds are generally revenue bonds, the credit and quality of which are
directly related to the credit of the private user of the facilities.

    Municipal securities may also include general obligation notes, tax
anticipation notes, bond anticipation notes, revenue anticipation notes,
project notes, certificates of indebtedness, demand notes, tax-exempt
commercial paper, construction loan notes and other forms of short-term,
tax-exempt loans. Such instruments are issued with a short-term maturity in
anticipation of the receipt of tax funds, the proceeds of bond placements or
other revenues. Project notes are issued by a state or local housing agency
and are sold by HUD. While the issuing agency has the primary obligation with
respect to its project notes, they are also secured by the full faith and
credit of the United States through agreements with the issuing authority
which provide that, if required, the federal government will lend the issuer
an amount equal to the principal of and interest on the project notes.

    The quality of municipal securities, both within a particular
classification and between classifications, will vary, and the yields on
municipal securities depend upon a variety of factors, including general
money market conditions, the financial condition of the issuer (or other
entity whose financial resources are supporting the securities), general
conditions of the municipal bond market, the size of a particular offering,
the maturity of the obligation and the rating(s) of the issue. In this
regard, it should be emphasized that the ratings of any NRSRO are general and
are not absolute standards of quality municipal securities with the same
maturity, interest rate and rating(s) may have different yields, while
municipal securities of the same maturity and interest rate with different
rating(s) may have the same yield.

    An issuer's obligations under its municipal securities are subject to the
provisions of bankruptcy, insolvency, and other laws affecting the rights and
remedies of creditors, such as the Federal Bankruptcy Code, and laws, if any,
which may be enacted by Congress or state legislatures extending the time for
payment of principal or interest, or both, or imposing other constraints upon
the enforcement of such obligations or upon the ability of municipalities to
levy taxes. The power or ability of an issuer to meet its obligations for the
payment of interest on and principal of its municipal securities may be
materially adversely affected by litigation or other conditions.

    MUNICIPAL LEASES. The Government/Corporate Bond Fund and the Tax-Exempt
Bond Fund may invest in instruments, or participations in instruments, issued
in connection with lease obligations or installment purchase contract
obligations of municipalities ("municipal lease obligations"). Although
municipal lease obligations do not constitute general obligations of the
issuing municipality, a lease obligation is ordinarily backed by the
municipality's covenant to budget for, appropriate funds for, and make the
payments due under the lease obligation.

     However, certain lease obligations contain "non-appropriation" clauses,
which provide that the municipality has no obligation to make lease or
installment purchase payments in future years unless money is appropriated
for such purpose in the relevant years. Municipal lease obligations are a
relatively new form of financing, and the market for such obligations is
still developing. Municipal leases will be treated as liquid only if they
satisfy criteria set forth in guidelines established by the Board of
Trustees, and there can be no assurance that a market will exist or continue
to exist for any municipal lease obligation.

    OPTIONS. The Funds may purchase and write put and call options on indices
and enter into related closing transactions. A put option on a security gives
the purchaser of the option the right to sell, and the writer of the option
the obligation to buy, the underlying security at any time during the option
period. A call option on a security gives the purchaser of the option the
right to buy, and the writer of the option the obligation to sell, the
underlying security at any time during the option period.

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The premium paid to the writer is the consideration for undertaking the
obligations under the option contract.

    A Fund may purchase and write put and call options on foreign currencies
(traded on U.S. and foreign exchanges or over-the-counter markets) to manage
its exposure to exchange rates. Call options on foreign currency written by a
Fund will be "covered," which means that the Fund will own an equal amount of
the underlying foreign currency.

    Put and call options on indices are similar to options on securities
except that options on an index give the holder the right to receive, upon
exercise of the option, an amount of cash if the closing level of the
underlying index is greater than (or less than, in the case of puts) the
exercise price of the option. This amount of cash is equal to the difference
between the closing price of the index and the exercise price of the option,
expressed in dollars multiplied by a specified number. Thus, unlike options
on individual securities, all settlements are in cash, and gain or loss
depends on price movements in the particular market represented by the index
generally, rather than the price movements in individual securities.

    All options written on indices or securities must be covered. When a Fund
writes an option or security on an index or a foreign currency, it will
establish a segregated account containing cash or liquid securities in an
amount at least equal to the market value of the option and will maintain the
account while the option is open or will otherwise cover the transaction.

    Each Fund may trade put and call options on securities and securities
indices, as the Manager determines is appropriate in seeking the Fund's
investment objective, and except as restricted by each Fund's investment
limitations as set forth below. See "Investment Limitations."

    The initial purchase (sale) of an option contract is an "opening
transaction." In order to close out an option position, a Fund may enter into
a "closing transaction," which is simply the sale (purchase) of an option
contract on the same security with the same exercise price and expiration
date as the option contract originally opened. If a Fund is unable to effect
a closing purchase transaction with respect to an option it has written, it
will not be able to sell the underlying security until the option expires or
the Fund delivers the security upon exercise.

    A Fund may purchase put and call options on securities to protect against
a decline in the market value of the securities in its portfolio or to
anticipate an increase in the market value of securities that the Fund may
seek to purchase in the future. A Fund purchasing put and call options pays a
premium therefor. If price movements in the underlying securities are such
that exercise of the options would not be profitable for the Fund loss of the
premium paid may be offset by an increase in the value of the Fund's
securities or by a decrease in the cost of acquisition of securities by the
Fund.

    A Fund may write covered call options on securities as a means of
increasing the yield on its fund and as a means of providing limited
protection against decreases in its market value. When a Fund writes an
option, if the underlying securities do not increase or decrease to a price
level that would make the exercise of the option profitable to the holder
thereof, the option generally will expire without being exercised and the
Fund will realize as profit the premium received for such option. When a call
option of which a Fund is the writer is exercised, the Fund will be required
to sell the underlying securities to the option holder at the strike price,
and will not participate in any increase in the price of such securities
above the strike price. When a put option of which a Fund is the writer is
exercised, the Fund will be required to purchase the underlying securities at
a price in excess of the market value of such securities.

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    A Fund may purchase and write options on an exchange or over-the-counter.
Over-the-counter options ("OTC options") differ from exchange-traded options
in several respects. They are transacted directly with dealers and not with a
clearing corporation, and therefore entail the risk of non-performance by the
dealer. OTC options are available for a greater variety of securities and for
a wider range of expiration dates and exercise prices than are available for
exchange-traded options. Because OTC options are not traded on an exchange,
pricing is done normally by reference to information from a market maker.

    The market value of an option generally reflects the market price of an
underlying security. Other principal factors affecting market value include
supply and demand, interest rates, the pricing volatility of the underlying
security and the time remaining until the expiration date.

    OPTIONS - RISK FACTORS. Risks associated with options transactions
include: (1) the success of a hedging strategy may depend on an ability to
predict movements in the prices of individual securities, fluctuations in
markets and movements in interest rates; (2) there may be an imperfect
correlation between the movement in prices of options and the securities
underlying them; (3) there may not be a liquid secondary market for options;
and (4) while a Fund will receive a premium when it writes covered call
options, it may not participate fully in a rise in the market value of the
underlying security.

    PAY-IN-KIND BONDS. Investments of the Government/Corporate Bond Fund and
the Tax-Exempt Bond Fund in fixed-income securities may include pay-in-kind
bonds. These are securities which, at the issuer's option, pay interest in
either cash or additional securities for a specified period. Pay-in-kind
bonds, like zero coupon bonds, are designed to give an issuer flexibility in
managing cash flow. Pay-in-kind bonds are expected to reflect the market
value of the underlying debt plus an amount representing accrued interest
since the last payment. Pay-in-kind bonds are usually less volatile than zero
coupon bonds, but more volatile than cash pay securities.

    RECEIPTS. Receipts are interests in separately traded interest and
principal component parts of U.S. Government obligations that are issued by
banks or brokerage firms and are created by depositing U.S. Government
obligations into a special account at a custodian bank. The custodian holds
the interest and principal payments for the benefit of the registered owners
of the certificates or receipts. The custodian arranges for the issuance of
the certificates or receipts evidencing ownership and maintains the register.
Receipts include "Treasury Receipts" ("TRs"), "Treasury Investment Growth
Receipts" ("TIGRs"), "Liquid Yield Option Notes" ("LYONs") and "Certificates
of Accrual on Treasury Securities" ("CATS"). LYONs, TIGRs and CATS are
interests in private proprietary accounts while TRs and Separately Traded
Registered Interest and Principal Securities ("STRIPS") (See "U.S. Treasury
Obligations") are interests in accounts sponsored by the U.S. Treasury.
Receipts are sold as zero coupon securities, which means that they are sold
at a substantial discount and redeemed at face value at their maturity date
without interim cash payments of interest or principal. This discount is
accreted over the life of the security, and such accretion will constitute
the income earned on the security for both accounting and tax purposes.
Because of these features, such securities may be subject to greater interest
rate volatility than interest paying securities.

    REITs. REITs are trusts that invest primarily in commercial real
estate or real estate-related loans. A REIT is not taxed on income
distributed to its shareholders or unitholders if it complies with regulatory
requirements relating to its organization, ownership, assets and income, and
with a regulatory requirement that it distribute to its shareholders or
unitholders at least 95% of its taxable income for each taxable year.
Generally, REITs can be classified as Equity REITs, Mortgage REITs and Hybrid
REITs. Equity REITs invest the majority of their assets directly in real
property and derive their income primarily from rents and capital gains from
appreciation realized through property

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sales. Mortgage REITs invest the majority of their assets in real estate
mortgages and derive their income primarily from interest payments. Hybrid REITs
combine the characteristics of both Equity and Mortgage REITs. By investing in
REITs indirectly through a Fund, shareholders will bear not only the
proportionate share of the expenses of the Fund, but also, indirectly, similar
expenses of underlying REITs.

    A Fund may be subject to certain risks associated with the direct
investments of the REITs. REITs may be affected by changes in the of their
underlying properties and by defaults by borrowers or tenants. Mortgage REITs
may be affected by the quality of the credit extended. Furthermore, REITs are
dependent on specialized management skills. Some REITs may have limited
diversification and may be subject to risks inherent in financing a limited
number of properties. REITs depend generally on their ability to generate cash
flow to make distributions to shareholders or unitholders, and may be subject to
defaults by borrowers and to self-liquidations. In addition, a REIT may be
affected by its failure to qualify for tax-free pass-through of income under the
Code or its failure to maintain exemption from registration under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act").

    REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. Repurchase agreements are agreements under which
securities are acquired from a securities dealer or bank subject to resale on an
agreed upon date and at an agreed upon price which includes principal and
interest. A Fund involved bears a risk of loss in the event that the other party
to a repurchase agreement defaults on its obligations and a Fund is delayed or
prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the collateral securities. A
Fund enters into repurchase agreements only with financial institutions that are
deemed to present minimal risk of bankruptcy during the term of the agreement,
based on guidelines that are periodically reviewed by the Board of Trustees.
These guidelines currently permit each Fund to enter into repurchase agreements
only with approved banks and primary securities dealers, as recognized by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which have minimum net capital of $100
million, or with a member bank of the Federal Reserve System. Repurchase
agreements are considered to be loans collateralized by the underlying security.
Repurchase agreements entered into by a Fund will provide that the underlying
security at all times shall have a value at least equal to 102% of the price
stated in the agreement. This underlying security will be marked to market
daily. The Managers will monitor compliance with this requirement. Under all
repurchase agreements entered into by a Fund, the Custodian or its agent must
take possession of the underlying collateral. However, if the seller defaults, a
Fund could realize a loss on the sale of the underlying security to the extent
the proceeds of the sale are less than the resale price. In addition, even
though the Bankruptcy Code provides protection for most repurchase agreements,
if the seller should be involved in bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, a Fund
may incur delay and costs in selling the security and may suffer a loss of
principal and interest if the Fund is treated as an unsecured creditor.

    RESTRICTED SECURITIES. Restricted securities are securities that may not be
sold freely to the public absent registration under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "1933 Act"), or an exemption from registration. Section 4(2)
commercial paper is issued in reliance on an exemption from registration under
Section 4(2) of the 1933 Act, and is generally sold to institutional investors
who purchase for investment. Any resale of such commercial paper must be in an
exempt transaction, usually to an institutional investor through the issuer or
investment dealers who make a market on such commercial paper. Rule 144A
securities are securities re-sold in reliance on an exemption from registration
provided by Rule 144A under the 1933 Act.

    SECURITIES LENDING. Loans are made only to borrowers deemed by the Adviser
to be in good standing and when, in the judgment of the Adviser, the
consideration that can be earned currently from such loaned securities justifies
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either party upon reasonable notice to the other party. Each of the Funds may
use the Distributor as a broker in these transactions.

    TIME DEPOSITS. Time deposits are non-negotiable receipts issued by a bank in
exchange for the deposit of funds. Like a certificate of deposit, it earns a
specified rate of interest over a definite period of time; however, it cannot be
traded in the secondary market. Time deposits with a withdrawal penalty are
considered to be illiquid securities.

    U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY OBLIGATIONS. Obligations issued or guaranteed by
agencies of the U.S. Government, including, among others, the Federal Farm
Credit Bank, the FHA and the Small Business Administration, and obligations
issued or guaranteed by instrumentalities of the U.S. Government, including,
among others, the FHLMC, the Federal Land Banks and the U.S. Postal Service.
Some of these securities are supported by the full faith and credit of the U.S.
Treasury, and others are supported by the right of the issuer to borrow from the
Treasury, while still others are supported only by the credit of the
instrumentality. Guarantees of principal by agencies or instrumentalities of the
U.S. Government may be a guarantee of payment at the maturity of the obligation
so that in the event of a default prior to maturity there might not be a market
and thus no means of realizing on the obligation prior to maturity. Guarantees
as to the timely payment of principal and interest do not extend to the value or
yield of these securities nor to the value of the Funds' shares.

    U.S. TREASURY OBLIGATIONS. U.S. Treasury obligations consist of bills, notes
and bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury, as well as separately traded interest and
principal component parts of such obligations, known as STRIPS that are
transferable through the Federal book-entry system.

    U.S. TREASURY RECEIPTS. U.S. Treasury receipts are interests in separately
traded interest and principal component parts of U.S. Treasury obligations that
are issued by banks or brokerage firms and are created by depositing U.S.
Treasury notes and obligations into a special account at a custodian bank. The
custodian holds the interest and principal payments for the benefit of the
registered owners of the certificates of receipts. The custodian arranges for
the issuance of the certificates or receipts evidencing ownership and maintains
the register.

    VARIABLE OR FLOATING RATE INSTRUMENTS. Certain obligations may carry
variable or floating rates of interest, and may involve a conditional or
unconditional demand feature. Such instruments bear interest at rates which are
not fixed, but which vary with changes in specified market rates or indices. The
interest rates on these securities may be reset daily, weekly, quarterly or some
other reset period, and may have a floor or ceiling on interest rate changes.
These instruments may involve a demand feature and may include variable amount
master demand notes available through the Custodian. Variable or floating rate
instruments bear interest at a rate which varies with changes in market rates.
The holder of an instrument with a demand feature may tender the instrument back
to the issuer at par prior to maturity. A variable amount master demand note is
issued pursuant to a written agreement between the issuer and the holder, its
amount may be increased by the holder or decreased by the holder or issuer, it
is payable on demand, and the rate of interest varies based upon an agreed
formula. The quality of the underlying credit must, in the opinion of a Fund's
Manager, be equivalent to the long-term bond or commercial paper ratings
applicable to permitted investments for each Fund. Each Fund's Manager will
monitor on an ongoing basis the earning power, cash flow, and liquidity ratios
of the issuers of such instruments and will similarly monitor the ability of an
issuer of a demand instrument to pay principal and interest on demand. There is
a risk that the current interest rate on such obligations may not accurately
reflect existing market interest rates. A demand instrument with a demand notice
exceeding seven days may be considered illiquid if there is no secondary market
for such security.


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    In case of obligations which include a put feature at the option of the debt
holder, the date of the put may be used as an effective maturity date for the
purpose of determining weighted average portfolio maturity.

    WARRANTS. Warrants are instruments giving holders the right, but not the
obligation, to buy equity or fixed income securities of a company at a given
price during a specified period.

    WHEN-ISSUED OR DELAYED DELIVERY SECURITIES. When-Issued securities are
securities that involve the purchase of debt obligations on a when-issued basis,
in which case delivery and payment normally take place within 45 days after the
date of commitment to purchase. The payment obligation and the interest rate
that will be received on the securities are each fixed at the time the purchaser
enters into the commitment. Purchasing when-issued obligations results in
leveraging, and can involve a risk that the yields available in the market when
the delivery takes place may actually be higher than those obtained in the
transaction itself. In that case there could be an unrealized loss at the time
of delivery. A Fund will establish a segregated account with the Custodian and
maintain liquid assets in an amount at least equal in value to that Fund's
commitments to purchase when-issued securities. If the value of these assets
declines, the Fund involved will place additional liquid assets in the account
on a daily basis so that the value of the assets in the account is equal to the
amount of such commitments.

    One form of when-issued or delayed-delivery security that a Fund may
purchase is a TBA mortgage-backed security. A TBA mortgage-backed security
transaction arises when a mortgage-backed security, such as a GNMA pass-through
security, is purchased or sold with specific pools that will constitute that
GNMA pass-through security to be announced on a future settlement date.

    YANKEE OBLIGATIONS. Yankee obligations ("Yankees") are U.S.
dollar-denominated instruments of foreign issuers who either register with the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") or issue securities under Rule 144A
of the 1933 Act, as amended. These consist of debt securities (including
preferred or preference stock of non-governmental issuers), certificates of
deposit, fixed time deposits and bankers' acceptances issued by foreign banks,
and debt obligations of foreign governments or their subdivisions, agencies and
instrumentalities, international agencies and supranational entities. Some
securities issued by foreign governments or their subdivisions, agencies and
instrumentalities may not be backed by the full faith and credit of the foreign
government. Yankee obligations as obligations of foreign issuers, are subject to
the same types of risks discussed in "Foreign Securities," above.

    The Yankee obligations selected for the Funds will adhere to the same
quality standards as those utilized for the selection of domestic debt
obligations.

    ZERO COUPON, PAY-IN-KIND AND DEFERRED PAYMENT SECURITIES. Zero coupon
securities are securities that are sold at a discount to par value and
securities on which interest payments are not made during the life of the
security. Upon maturity, the holder is entitled to receive the par value of the
security. While interest payments are not made on such securities, holders of
such securities are deemed to have received "phantom income" annually. Because a
Fund will distribute its "phantom income" to shareholders, to the extent that
shareholders elect to receive dividends in cash rather than reinvesting such
dividends in additional shares, a Fund will have fewer assets with which to
purchase income producing securities. In the event of adverse market conditions,
zero coupon, pay-in-kind and deferred payment securities may be subject to
greater fluctuations in value and may be less liquid than comparably rated
securities paying cash interest at regular interest payment periods. STRIPS and
Receipts (TRs, TIGRs, LYONs and CATS) are sold as zero coupon securities, that
is,


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fixed income securities that have been stripped of their unmatured interest
coupons. Zero coupon securities are sold at a (usually substantial) discount and
redeemed at face value at their maturity date without interim cash payments of
interest or principal. The amount of this discount is accreted over the life of
the security, and the accretion constitutes the income earned on the security
for both accounting and tax purposes. Because of these features, the market
prices of zero coupon securities are generally more volatile than the market
prices of securities that have similar maturity but that pay interest
periodically. Zero coupon securities are likely to respond to a greater degree
to interest rate changes than are non-zero coupon securities with similar
maturity and credit qualities. The Fund may have to dispose of its portfolio
securities under disadvantageous circumstances to generate cash, or may have to
leverage itself by borrowing cash to satisfy income distribution requirements. A
Fund accrues income with respect to the securities prior to the receipt of cash
payments. Pay-in-kind securities are securities that have interest payable by
delivery of additional securities. Deferred payment securities are securities
that remain zero coupon securities until a predetermined date, at which time the
stated coupon rate becomes effective and interest becomes payable at regular
intervals.

    CORPORATE AND MUNICIPAL ZERO COUPON SECURITIES. Corporate or Municipal zero
coupon securities are: (i) notes or debentures which do not pay current interest
and are issued at substantial discounts from par value, or (ii) notes or
debentures that pay no current interest until a stated date one or more years
into the future, after which date the issuer is obligated to pay interest until
maturity, usually at a higher rate than if interest were payable from the date
of issuance, and may also make interest payments in kind (e.g., with identical
zero coupon securities). Such corporate zero coupon securities, in addition to
the risks identified above, are subject to the risk of the issuer's failure to
pay interest and repay principal in accordance with the terms of the obligation.

                             INVESTMENT LIMITATIONS

FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES

The following investment restrictions are fundamental policies and cannot be
changed without the approval of the holders of a majority of the Fund's
outstanding voting securities defined in the 1940 Act as the lesser of (a) more
than 50% of the outstanding shares or (b) 67% or more of the shares represented
at a meeting at which more than 50% of the outstanding shares are represented.
If a percentage restriction on investment or use of assets set forth below is
adhered to at the time a transaction is effected, later changes in percentage
resulting from changing market values will not be considered a deviation from
this policy.

A Fund may not:

1.  Purchase any securities which would cause more than 25% of the total assets
    of the Fund to be invested in the securities of one or more issuers
    conducting their principal business activities in the same industry,
    provided that this limitation does not apply to investments in obligations
    issued or guaranteed by the United States Government, its agencies or
    instrumentalities.

2.  Borrow money in an amount exceeding 33 1/3% of the value of its total
    assets, provided that, for purposes of this limitation, investment
    strategies which either obligate a Fund to purchase securities or require a
    Fund to segregate assets are not considered to be borrowings. To the extent
    that its borrowings exceed 5% of its assets, (i) all borrowings will be
    repaid before making additional investments and any interest paid on such
    borrowings will reduce income; and (ii) asset coverage of at least 300% is
    required.


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3.  Make loans if, as a result, more than 33 1/3% of its total assets would be
    loaned to other parties, except that each Fund may (i) purchase or hold debt
    instruments in accordance with its investment objective and policies; (ii)
    enter into repurchase agreements; and (iii) lend its securities.

4.  Purchase or sell real estate, physical commodities, or commodities
    contracts, except that each Fund may purchase (i) marketable securities
    issued by companies which own or invest in real estate (including REITs),
    commodities, or commodities contracts; and (ii) commodities contracts
    relating to financial instruments, such as financial futures contracts and
    options on such contracts.

5.  Issue senior securities (as defined in the 1940 Act) except as permitted by
    rule, regulation or order of the SEC.

6.  Act as an underwriter of securities of other issuers except as it may be
    deemed an underwriter in selling a portfolio security.

7.  Invest in interests in oil, gas, or other mineral exploration or development
    programs and oil, gas or mineral leases.

    The foregoing percentages will apply at the time of the purchase of a
security and shall not be considered violated unless an excess or deficiency
occurs immediately after or as a result of a purchase of such security. These
investment limitations and the investment limitations in the Prospectus are
fundamental policies of the Trust and may not be changed without shareholder
approval.

    In addition, the Diversified Growth, Diversified Value, Small Cap Growth,
Small Cap Value, International Equity, and Tax-Exempt Bond Funds are diversified
(as defined in the 1940 Act) and, therefore, may not:

1.  With respect to 75% of its total assets, (i) purchase the securities of any
    issuer (except securities issued or guaranteed by the United States
    Government, its agencies or instrumentalities) if, as a result, more than 5%
    of its total assets would be invested in the securities of such issuer; or
    (ii) acquire more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one
    issuer.

NON-FUNDAMENTAL POLICIES

The following policies are non-fundamental and may be changed without
shareholder approval.

A Fund may not:

1.  Pledge, mortgage or hypothecate assets except to secure borrowings permitted
    by the Fund's fundamental limitation on borrowing.

2.  Invest in companies for the purpose of exercising control.

3.  Purchase securities on margin or effect short sales, except that each Fund
    may (i) obtain short-term credits as necessary for the clearance of security
    transactions; (ii) provide initial and variation margin payments in
    connection with transactions involving futures contracts and options on such
    contracts; and (iii) make short sales "against the box" or in compliance
    with the SEC's position regarding the asset segregation requirements imposed
    by Section 18 of the 1940 Act.


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4.  Invest its assets in securities of any investment company, except as
    permitted by the 1940 Act or an order of exemption therefrom.

5.  Purchase or hold illiquid securities, i.e., securities that cannot be
    disposed of for their approximate carrying value in seven days or less
    (which term includes repurchase agreements and time deposits maturing in
    more than seven days) if, in the aggregate, more than 15% of its net assets
    would be invested in illiquid securities.

6.  Purchase securities which are not readily marketable, if, in the aggregate,
    more than 15% of its total assets would be invested in such securities.

    Under rules and regulations established by the SEC, a Fund is typically
prohibited from acquiring the securities of other investment companies if, as a
result of such acquisition, the Fund owns more than 3% of the total voting stock
of the company; securities issued by any one investment company represent more
than 5% of the total Fund's assets; or securities (other than treasury stock)
issued by all investment companies represent more than 10% of the total assets
of the Fund. However, certain Funds may rely upon SEC exemptive orders issued to
the Trust which permit the Funds to invest in other investment companies beyond
these percentage limitations. A Fund's purchase of such investment company
securities results in the bearing of expenses such that shareholders would
indirectly bear a proportionate share of the operating expenses of such
investment companies, including advisory fees.

    Each of the foregoing percentage limitations (except with respect to the
limitation on investing in illiquid securities) apply at the time of purchase.
These limitations are non-fundamental and may be changed by the Trust's Board of
Trustees without a vote of shareholders.

                                SERVICE PROVIDERS


THE ADMINISTRATOR AND TRANSFER AGENT


    SEI Investments Mutual Funds Services ("SEI" or the "Administrator")
provides the Trust with overall administrative services, regulatory reporting,
all necessary office space, equipment, personnel and facilities, and acts as
dividend disbursing agent. State Street Bank and Trust Company (the "Transfer
Agent" or "State Street")) serves as the transfer agent for the Trust and Boston
Financial Data Services, Inc. (the "Servicing Agent") serves as the Transfer
Agent's servicing agent. The fee paid to the Transfer Agent is based upon size,
type and numbers of accounts and transactions made by shareholders.

    The Trust and SEI have entered into an Administration Agreement dated
________, 2000 ("the Administration Agreement"). The Trust and State Street have
entered into a Transfer Agency and Service Agreement (the "Transfer Agency
Agreement") The Administration Agreement and the Transfer Agency Agreement
provide that SEI and the Transfer Agent, respectively, shall not be liable for
any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in
connection with the matters to which the Administration Agreement or the
Transfer Agency Agreement, respectively, relates, except a loss resulting from
willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of SEI or the
Transfer Agent, respectively, in the performance of its duties or from reckless
disregard of its duties and obligations thereunder. [The *agreements described
in this paragraph have not been executed at this point, are subject to
negotiation, and have not been approved by the Trustees.]

    [The continuance of the Administration Agreement and the Transfer Agency
Agreement must be specifically approved at least annually (i) by the vote of a
majority of the Trustees or by the vote of a


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majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund, and (ii) by the
vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Trust who are not parties to the
Administration Agreement or an "interested person" (as that term is defined
in the 1940 Act) of any party thereto, cast in person at a meeting called for
the purpose of voting on such approval. The Administration Agreement and the
Transfer Agency Agreement are terminable at any time as to any Fund without
penalty by the Trustees of the Trust, by a vote of a majority of the
outstanding shares of the Fund or by Pitcairn Investment Management on not
less than 30 days' nor more than 60 days' written notice.

    The Administrator, a Delaware business trust, has its principal business
offices at Oaks, Pennsylvania 19456. SEI Investments Management Corporation
("SEI Management"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEI Investments Company ("SEI
Investments"), is the owner of all beneficial interest in the Administrator. SEI
Management and its subsidiaries and affiliates, including the Administrator, are
leading providers of funds evaluation services, trust accounting systems, and
brokerage and information services to financial institutions, institutional
investors, and money managers. The Administrator and its affiliates also serve
as administrator or sub-administrator to the following other mutual funds: The
Achievement Funds Trust, The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund, Alpha Select Funds,
Amerindo Funds, Inc., The Arbor Fund, ARK Funds, Armada Funds, Bishop Street
Funds, Boston 1784 Funds-Registered Trademark-, CNI Charter Funds, CUFUND, The
Expedition Funds, First American Funds, Inc., First American Investment Funds,
Inc., First American Strategy Funds, Inc., HighMark Funds, Huntington Funds, The
Nevis Funds, Oak Associates Funds, The Parkstone Advantage Fund, The PBHG Funds,
Inc., PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc., The Pillar Funds, SEI Asset Allocation
Trust, SEI Daily Income Trust, SEI Index Funds, SEI Institutional International
Trust, SEI Institutional Investments Trust, SEI Insurance Products Trust, SEI
Liquid Asset Trust, SEI Tax Exempt Trust, STI Classic Funds, STI Classic
Variable Trust, TIP Funds and U.A.M. Funds, Inc. II. Each of the foregoing
mutual funds is distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co. (Distributor).

    For its administration services, SEI is entitled to a fee, which is
calculated daily and paid monthly, at the following annual rates (shown as a
percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund):


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
NAME OF FUND
                                                             ADMINISTRATION FEES
<S>                                                          <C>                  <C>
Diversified Value Fund                                        0.__%                0.__%
Diversified Growth Fund                                       0.__%                0.__%
Select Value Fund                                             0.__%                0.__%
Select Growth Fund                                            0.__%                0.__%
Small Cap Value Fund                                          0.__%                0.__%
Small Cap Growth Fund                                         0.__%                0.__%
Family Heritage-Registered Trademark- Fund                    0.__%                0.__%
International Equity Fund                                     0.__%                0.__%
Government/Corporate Bond Fund                                0.__%                0.__%
Tax-Exempt Bond Fund                                          0.__%                0.__%
</TABLE>


THE ADVISER AND MANAGERS

         Pitcairn Investment Management ("Pitcairn" or the "Adviser") is a
division of Pitcairn Trust Company, a state-chartered trust company. The
principal business address of Pitcairn is One Pitcairn Place, Suite 3000,
Jenkintown Pennsylvania, 19046. Pitcairn Trust Company was founded in 1987, and
is a state-chartered trust company formed for the purposes of conducting a
general trust company business with the power to act, alone or with others, as
fiduciary, investment adviser, custodian of property and agent or
attorney-in-fact. Affiliates of Pitcairn have provided family office services,


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including investment advice, to high net worth individuals and their related
trusts for more than 75 years. The Adviser was formed as a division of Pitcairn
Trust Company in 2000 in order to provide investment advisory and Manager
selection services to the Trust.

    Pitcairn is the investment adviser for each of the Funds. As Adviser,
Pitcairn is responsible for the day-to-day investment management for those Funds
for which it also serves as Manager, and oversees the performance of specialty
Managers engaged for specific Funds. Pitcairn has engaged Oeschle International
Advisors LLC, as the Manager for the International Equity Fund, and Standish,
Ayer & Wood, Inc. as the Manager for the Small Cap Growth Fund is seeking a
Manager for the Select Growth Fund. [The Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory
Agreements are subject to negotiation and have not yet been approved by the
Trustees.]

    Subject to Board review, Pitcairn engages Managers, monitors and evaluates
Manager performance, and oversees Manager compliance with the Funds' investment
objectives, policies and restrictions. Pitcairn selects Managers for the Funds
based primarily upon the research and recommendations of Pitcairn and
consultants engaged by it, quantitative and qualitative analysis of a Manager's
skills and investment results in managing assets for specific asset classes,
investment styles and strategies.

    For its advisory services, Pitcairn is entitled to a fee, which is
calculated daily and paid monthly, at the following annual rates (shown as a
percentage of the average daily net assets of each Fund):


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                  <C>
Diversified Value Fund                               0.70%
Diversified Growth Fund                              0.70%
Select Value Fund                                    0.70%
Select Growth Fund                                   0.85%
Small Cap Value Fund                                 0.70%
Small Cap Growth Fund                                0.95%
Family Heritage -Registered Trademark- Fund          0.90%
International Equity Fund                            0.95%
Government/Corporate Bond Fund                       0.40%
Tax Exempt Bond Fund                                 0.30%
</TABLE>



    Pitcairn pays the Manager's fee out of its advisory fee, based on a
percentage of the average daily net asset value of the Fund's assets (accrued
on a daily basis) as follows:



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>                                                  <C>
Small Cap Growth Fund                                0.70%
Select Growth Fund                                   0.40%
International Equity Fund                            0.40%
</TABLE>


    The Advisory Agreement and certain of the Sub-Advisory Agreements (between
Pitcairn and a Manager for a Fund) provide that Pitcairn (or the Manager) shall
not be protected against any liability to the Trust or its shareholders by
reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on its part in the
performance of its duties, or from reckless disregard of its obligations or
duties thereunder. In addition, certain of the Sub-Advisory Agreements provide
that the Manager shall not be protected against any liability to the Trust or
its shareholders by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence on
its part in the performance of its duties, or from reckless disregard of its
obligations or duties thereunder.

    The continuance of each Advisory and Sub-Advisory Agreement must be
specifically approved at least annually (i) by the vote of a majority of the
outstanding shares of that Fund or by the Trustees, and (ii) by the vote of a
majority of the Trustees who are not parties to such Agreement or "interested


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persons" of any party thereto, cast in person at a meeting called for the
purpose of voting on such approval. Each Advisory or Sub-Advisory Agreement will
terminate automatically in the event of its assignment, and is terminable at any
time without penalty by the Trustees of the Trust or, with respect to a Fund, by
a majority of the outstanding shares of that Fund, on not less than 30 days' nor
more than 60 days' written notice to the Adviser (or Manager) or by the Adviser
(or Manager) on 90 days' written notice to the Trust.

    Pitcairn and the Trust will seek an exemptive order from the SEC that
permits Pitcairn, with the approval of the Trust's Board of Trustees, to retain
Managers unaffiliated with Pitcairn for the Funds without submitting the
Sub-Adviser agreements to a vote of the Fund's shareholders. The exemptive
relief will permit Pitcairn to disclose only the aggregate amount payable by
Pitcairn to the Managers under all such Sub-Adviser agreements for each Fund.
Pitcairn will notify shareholders of a Fund in the event of any addition or
change in the identity of a Manager.

THE DISTRIBUTOR


     SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the "Distributor"), located at One
Freedom Valley Drive, Oaks, Pennsylvania, 19456, a wholly owned subsidiary of
SEI Investments, and the Trust are parties to a distribution agreement (the
"Distribution Agreement") with respect to shares of the Funds. The
Distribution Agreement shall remain in effect for a period of two years after
the effective date of the agreement and is renewable annually. The
Distribution Agreement may be terminated by the Distributor, by a majority
vote of the Trustees who are not interested persons and have no financial
interest in the Distribution Agreement or by a majority vote of the
outstanding securities of the Trust upon not more than 60 days' written
notice by either party or upon assignment by the Distributor.
[The Distribution Agreement is subject to negotiation and has not yet been
approved by the Trustees.] The Distributor distributes the Funds' securities on
a best efforts basis in a continuous offering of the Fund's securities.


                              SHAREHOLDER SERVICING


    The Trust has adopted a Shareholder Servicing Plan effective ___________,
2000 (the "Plan") under which the Funds may pay a fee to broker/dealers,
banks and other financial institutions (including the Adviser and its
affiliates) that are dealers of record or holders of record or which have a
servicing relationship ("Servicing Agent") with the beneficial owners of
shares in any of the Funds. The Plan is not a plan adopted pursuant to Rule
12b-1. Under the Plan, Servicing Agents enter into Shareholder Servicing
Agreements (the "Agreements") with the Funds. Pursuant to such Agreements,
Servicing Agents provide shareholder support services to their clients
("Clients") who beneficially own shares of the Fund(s). The principal types
of activities for which payments will be made under the shareholder servicing
agreement include subaccounting for all Fund share transactions at the
shareholder level, crediting distributions from the Funds to shareholder
accounts, determination of amounts to reinvest in the Funds, dissemination of
tax information, and mailing Fund information such as prospectuses and annual
and semi-annual reports to beneficial owners of accounts holding Fund shares.
In exchange for providing such services and pursuant to the Agreements, the
Funds pay a fee to the Servicing Agent. The fee, which is at an annual rate
of 0.25%, is computed monthly and is based on the average daily net assets of
the shares beneficially owned by Clients of such Servicing Agents. All
expenses incurred by the Funds in connection with the Agreements and the
implementation of the Plan shall be borne entirely by the holders of the
shares of the particular Fund involved and will result in an equivalent
increase to each Fund's Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses.



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                       TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE TRUST

    The management and affairs of the Trust are supervised by the Trustees under
the laws of the State of Delaware. The Trustees have approved contracts under
which, as described above, certain companies provide essential management
services to the Trust.

    The Trustees and Executive Officers of the Trust, their respective dates of
birth, and their principal occupations for the last five years are set forth
below. Each may have held other positions with the named companies during that
period. Unless otherwise noted, the business address of the individuals listed
below is Pitcairn Trust Company, One Pitcairn Place, Suite 3000, Jenkintown
Pennsylvania 19046. All executive officers of the Trust are affiliates of
Pitcairn Trust Company or Pitcairn Investment Management.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Name, Address & Date of Birth               Position Held with Trust            Principal Occupation
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<S>                                   <C>                                  <C>
Alvin A. Clay III*                    Trustee and President                Director, Pres.& COO Pitcairn Company
10/2/1957                                                                  Director, Pres & CEO (since 1999)
                                                                           Pitcairn Trust Company
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Dirk Junge*                           Trustee and Vice President           Chairman & CEO Pitcairn Company
01/31/1949                                                                 Chairman, Pitcairn Trust Company
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William C. McCormick                  Vice President, Chief Financial      EVP, CFO and Treasurer, Pitcairn
June 22, 1959                         Officer and Treasurer                Company and Pitcairn Trust Company
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Independent Trustee**
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Independent Trustee**
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Independent Trustee**
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</TABLE>


 *   Messrs. Junge and Clay are Trustees who may be deemed to be "interested
     persons" of the Trust as the term is defined in the 1940 Act.

**   It is intended that Messrs. _______________________serve as members of the
     Audit Committee of the Trust.

    The Trustees and officers of the Trust beneficially own (i.e., have voting
and/or investment power) less than 1% of the outstanding shares of the Trust.


     Officers and affiliated Trustees of the Trust do not receive any
compensation from the Trust. The Trust pays the fees for unaffiliated Trustees.
For the Trust's first fiscal year ending October 31, 2000, the Trust intends to
pay to each of the unaffiliated Trustees a pro rata portion of the annual
retainer of $18,000 and a per meeting fee of $2,000, for services with respect
to the nine funds comprising the Trust commencing in July, 2000.



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                               COMPENSATION TABLE

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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NAME OF PERSON, POSITION                       AGGREGATE COMPENSATION FROM TRUST          TOTAL COMPENSATION
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<S>                                            <C>                                        <C>
Alvin  A.  Clay,   III,   Trustee  and                  0                                         0
President
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Dirk Junge, Trustee and Vice President                  0                                         0
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Independent Trustee
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Independent Trustee
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Independent Trustee
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</TABLE>


CODE OF ETHICS


The Trust, the Adviser and each Manager have each adopted a Code of Ethics
governing personal trading activities of all Trustees and officers of the
Trust, and Directors, officers and employees of the Adviser and Managers who,
in connection with their regular functions, play a role in the recommendation
of any purchase or sale of a security by the Trust or obtain information
pertaining to such purchase or sale or who have the power to influence the
management or policies of the Trust, the Adviser, or the Managers. The Codes
permit personnel subject to the Codes to invest in securities, including
securities that may be purchased or held by the Funds subject to certain
restrictions and are required to report certain transactions on a regular
basis. The Adviser and Managers have developed procedures for administration
of the Codes.

                                   PERFORMANCE

    From time to time, each Fund may advertise yield and/or total return. These
figures will be based on historical earnings and are not intended to indicate
future performance. The yield of a Fund refers to the annualized income
generated by an investment in such Fund over a specified 30-day period. The
yield is calculated by assuming that the income generated by the investment
during that period is generated each period over one year and is shown as a
percentage of the investment. In particular, yield will be calculated according
to the following formula:
                                  6
         Yield = 2[((a-b)/cd) + 1) - 1], where a = dividends and interest
         earned during the period; b = expenses accrued for the period (net of
         reimbursement); c = the current daily number of shares outstanding
         during the period that were entitled to receive dividends; and d = the
         maximum offering price per share on the last day of the period.

    [Based on the foregoing, the 30-day yield for those Funds whose prior
performance as a common trust fund is being carried forward (with adjustments)
to the new Funds. for the 30-day period _______________, 2000, were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FUND                                                 30-DAY-YIELD
<S>                                                  <C>
Family Heritage -Registered Trademark- Fund
International Equity Fund
Government/Corporate Bond Fund
Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
</TABLE>

    The total return of a Fund refers to the average compounded rate of return
to a hypothetical investment for designated time periods (including, but not
limited to, the period from which the Fund commenced operations through the
specified date), assuming that the entire investment is redeemed at the end of
each period. In particular, total return will be calculated according to the
following formula:


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                 N
         P(1 + T)  = ERV, where P = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000; T
         = average annual total return; n = number of years; and ERV = ending
         redeemable value of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at the beginning
         of the designated time period as of the end of such period.

    Based on the foregoing, the average annual total returns for those Funds
from inception through and for the one, five and ten year periods ended
_________________, 2000, for those funds whose prior performance (with
adjustments) as a CTF is being carried forward, were as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURN
                                                                     ---------------------------
FUND                                                ONE YEAR               FIVE YEAR             TEN YEAR
                                                    --------               ---------             --------
<S>                                                 <C>                    <C>                   <C>
Family Heritage -Registered Trademark- Fund(1)        32.30%                 25.52%                16.25%
International Equity Fund(2)                          38.16%                 12.76%                12.71%
Government/Corporate Bond Fund(3)                     -2.97%                  7.05%                 6.77%
Tax-Exempt Bond Fund(4)                               -2.71%                  5.20%                 5.62%
</TABLE>


-------------------------
(1) Commenced operations 1/1/1990; Portfolio restructured as of 4/1/1996.
(2) Commenced operations 7/1/1993; Portfolio restructured as of April 1/1999.
(3) Commenced operations May 1, 1998.
(4) Commenced operations 10/1/1988; Portfolio restructured as of 1/1/1997.

    The Funds may, from time to time, compare their performance to other mutual
funds tracked by mutual fund rating services, to broad groups of comparable
mutual funds or to unmanaged indices which may assume investment of dividends
but generally do not reflect deductions for administrative and management costs.

     The performance shown in this section for the periods prior to August __,
2000 is based on the performance of predecessor common and collective trust
funds which were converted into the Funds on August __, 2000. The performance
has been adjusted to reflect estimated expenses of the Funds at the time of the
conversion. The common and collective trust funds were not registered under the
1940 Act and were not subject to certain investment restrictions to which the
Funds are subject. If the common and collective trust funds had been registered,
their performance may have been adversely affected.

                        PURCHASE AND REDEMPTION OF SHARES

    The purchase and redemption price of shares is the net asset value of each
share. A Fund's securities are valued by the Funds' Administrator pursuant to
valuations provided by an independent pricing service (generally the last
reported sale price). Fund securities listed on a securities exchange for which
market quotations are available are valued at the last reported sale price on
each Business Day (defined as days on which the New York Stock Exchange is open
for business ("Business Day") or, if there is no such reported sale, at the mean
between the last reported bid and asked price. Securities listed on a foreign
exchange are valued at the last quoted sale price and translated into U.S.
dollars at bid prices of such currencies against U.S. dollars quoted by major
banks at the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Unlisted
securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the
mean of the most recently quoted bid and asked price. The pricing service may
also use a matrix system to determine valuations. This system considers such
factors as security prices, yields, maturities, call features, ratings and
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arriving at valuations. The procedures of the pricing service and its
valuations are reviewed by the officers of the Trust under the general
supervision of the Trustees.

    Information about the market value of each portfolio security may be
obtained by the Administrator from an independent pricing service. The pricing
service relies primarily on prices of actual market transactions as well as
trader quotations. However, the pricing service may use a matrix system to
determine valuations of fixed income securities. This system considers such
factors as security prices, yields, maturities, call features, ratings and
developments relating to specific securities in arriving at valuations. The
procedures used by the pricing service and its valuations are reviewed by the
officers of the Trust under the general supervision of the Trustees.

    Securities with remaining maturities of 60 days or less will be valued by
the amortized cost method, which involves valuing a security at its cost on the
date of purchase and thereafter (absent unusual circumstances) assuming a
constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium, regardless of the
impact of fluctuations in general market rates of interest on the value of the
instrument. While this method provides certainty in valuation, it may result in
periods during which value, as determined by this method, is higher or lower
than the price the Trust would receive if it sold the instrument. During periods
of declining interest rates, the daily yield of a Fund may tend to be higher
than a like computation made by a company with identical investments utilizing a
method of valuation based upon market prices and estimates of market prices for
all of its portfolio securities. Thus, if the use of amortized cost by a Fund
resulted in a lower aggregate portfolio value on a particular day, a prospective
investor in a Fund would be able to obtain a somewhat higher yield than would
result from investment in a company utilizing solely market values, and existing
shareholders in the Fund would experience a lower yield. The converse would
apply during a period of rising interest rates.

    The Trust retains the right, however, to alter this policy to provide for
redemptions in whole or in part by a distribution in kind of readily marketable
securities held by a Fund in lieu of cash. Shareholders may incur brokerage
charges on the sale of any such securities so received in payment of
redemptions. However, a shareholder will at all times be entitled to aggregate
cash redemptions from all Funds of the Trust during any 90-day period of up to
the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of the Trust's net assets.

    A gain or loss for federal income tax purposes may be realized by a taxable
shareholder upon an in-kind redemption depending upon the shareholder's basis in
the shares of the Trust redeemed.

     Purchases and redemptions of shares of the Funds may be made on any day the
New York Stock Exchange is open for business. Currently, the following holidays
are observed by the Trust: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. The Trust reserves the right to suspend the
right of redemption and/or to postpone the date of payment upon redemption for
any period during which trading on the New York Stock Exchange is restricted, or
during the existence of an emergency (as determined by the SEC by rule or
regulation) as a result of which disposal or evaluation of the portfolio
securities is not reasonably practicable, or for such other periods as the SEC
may by order permit. The Trust also reserves the right to suspend sales of
shares of the Funds for any period during which the New York Stock Exchange, the
Adviser, the Manager, the Distributor, and/or the Custodian are not open for
business.

                                      TAXES

     Set forth below is a discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax issues
concerning each Fund and the purchase, ownership, and disposition of Fund
shares. This discussion does not purport to be complete or to deal with all
aspects of federal income taxation that may be relevant to shareholders in light
of their particular circumstances. This discussion is based upon present
provisions of the Code,


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the regulations promulgated thereunder, and judicial and administrative
ruling authorities, all of which are subject to change, which change may be
retroactive. Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisers with
regard to the federal tax consequences of the purchase, ownership, or
disposition of Fund shares, as well as the tax consequences arising under the
laws of any state, foreign country, or other taxing jurisdiction.

TAX STATUS OF THE FUNDS

Each Fund intends to be taxed as a regulated investment company under Subchapter
M of the Code. Accordingly, each Fund must, among other things, (a) derive in
each taxable year at least 90% of its gross income from dividends, interest,
payments with respect to certain securities loans, and gains from the sale or
other disposition of stock, securities or foreign currencies, or other income
derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities or
currencies; and (b) diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each fiscal
quarter, (i) at least 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets is represented
by cash and cash items, U.S. Government securities, the securities of other
regulated investment companies and other securities, with such other securities
limited, in respect of any one issuer, to an amount not greater than 5% of the
value of the Fund's total assets and 10% of the outstanding voting securities of
such issuer, and (ii) not more than 25% of the value of its total assets is
invested in the securities of any one issuer (other than U.S. Government
securities and the securities of other regulated investment companies).

As a regulated investment company, each Fund generally is not subject to U.S.
federal income tax on income and gains that it distributes to shareholders, if
at least 90% of the Fund's investment company taxable income (which includes,
among other items, dividends, interest and the excess of any net short-term
capital gains over net long-term capital losses) for the taxable year is
distributed. Each Fund intends to distribute substantially all of such income.

Amounts not distributed on a timely basis in accordance with a calendar year
distribution requirement are subject to a nondeductible 4% excise tax at the
Fund level. To avoid the tax, a Fund must distribute during each calendar year
an amount equal to the sum of (1) at least 98% of its ordinary income (not
taking into account any capital gains or losses) for the calendar year, (2) at
least 98% of its capital gains in excess of its capital losses (adjusted for
certain ordinary losses) for a one-year period generally ending on October 31 of
the calendar year, and (3) all ordinary income and capital gains for previous
years that were not distributed during such years. To avoid application of the
excise tax, each Fund intends to make distributions in accordance with the
calendar year distribution requirement.

A distribution will be treated as paid on December 31 of a calendar year if it
is declared by a Fund in October, November or December of that year with a
record date in such a month and paid by the Fund during January of the following
year. Such a distribution will be taxable to shareholders in the calendar year
in which the distribution is declared, rather than the calendar year in which it
is received.

DISTRIBUTIONS

Distributions of investment company taxable income are taxable to a U.S.
shareholder as ordinary income, whether paid in cash or shares. Dividends paid
by a Fund to a corporate shareholder, to the extent such dividends are
attributable to dividends received by the Fund from U.S. corporations, may,
subject to limitation, be eligible for the dividends received deduction.
However, the alternative minimum tax applicable to corporations may reduce the
value of the dividends received deduction.

The excess of net long-term capital gains over net short-term capital losses
realized, distributed and properly designated by a Fund, whether paid in cash or
reinvested in Fund shares, will generally be taxable to shareholders as
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The current maximum tax rate on long-term capital gain applicable to individuals
is 20%. Net capital gains from assets held for one year or less will be taxed as
ordinary income.

Shareholders will be notified annually as to the U.S. federal tax status of
distributions, and shareholders receiving distributions in the form of newly
issued shares will receive a report as to the net asset value of the shares
received.

If the net asset value of shares is reduced below a shareholder's cost as a
result of a distribution by a Fund, such distribution generally will be taxable
even though it represents a return of invested capital. Investors should be
careful to consider the tax implications of buying shares of a Fund just prior
to a distribution. The price of shares purchased at this time will include the
amount of the forthcoming distribution, but the distribution will generally be
taxable to the shareholder.

FOREIGN TAXES

A Fund may be subject to certain taxes imposed by the countries in which it
invests or operates. If a Fund qualifies as a regulated investment company and
if more than 50% of the value of the Fund's total assets at the close of any
taxable year consists of stocks or securities of foreign corporations, the Fund
may elect, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, to treat any foreign taxes paid
by the Fund that qualify as income or similar taxes under U.S. income tax
principles as having been paid by the Fund's shareholders. [The International
Equity Fund intends to take this approach.] For any year for which the
International Equity Fund makes such an election, each shareholder will be
required to include in its gross income an amount equal to its allocable share
of such taxes paid by the International Equity Fund and the shareholders will be
entitled, subject to certain limitations, to credit their portions of these
amounts against their U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, or to deduct
their portions from their U.S. taxable income, if any. No deduction for foreign
taxes may be claimed by individuals who do not itemize deductions. In any year
in which it elects to "pass through" foreign taxes to shareholders, the
International Equity Fund will notify shareholders within 60 days after the
close of the International Equity Fund's taxable year of the amount of such
taxes and the sources of its income.

Generally, a credit for foreign taxes paid or accrued is subject to the
limitation that it may not exceed the shareholder's U.S. tax attributable to his
or her total foreign source taxable income. For this purpose, the source of the
International Equity Fund's income flows through to its shareholders. With
respect to the International Equity Fund, gains from the sale of securities may
have to be treated as derived from U.S. sources and certain currency fluctuation
gains, including Section 988 gains (defined below), may have to be treated as
derived from U.S. sources. The limitation of the foreign tax credit is applied
separately to foreign source passive income, including foreign source passive
income received from the International Equity Fund. Shareholders may be unable
to claim a credit for the full amount of their proportionate share of the
foreign taxes paid by the International Fund. The foreign tax credit can be
applied to offset no more than 90% of the alternative minimum tax imposed on
corporations and individuals.

The foregoing is only a general description of the foreign tax credit. Because
application of the credit depends on the particular circumstances of each
shareholder, shareholders are advised to consult their own tax advisers.

TAX-EXEMPT INCOME

The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund intends to invest a sufficient amount of its assets in
municipal securities to qualify to distribute "exempt-interest dividends" (as
defined in the Code) to shareholders. The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund's dividends
payable from net tax-exempt interest earned from municipal securities will
qualify as exempt-interest dividends if, at the close of each quarter of the
Tax-Exempt Bond Fund's taxable year, at least 50% of the value of its total
assets consists of securities the interest on which is exempt from the regular
federal income tax under Code section 103. Exempt-interest


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dividends distributed to shareholders are not included in shareholders' gross
income for regular federal income tax purposes. The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund will
determine periodically which distributions will be designated as
exempt-interest dividends. If the Tax-Exempt Bond Fund earns income which is
not eligible to be so designated, the Tax-Exempt Bond Fund intends to
distribute such income. Such distributions will be subject to federal, state
and local taxes, as applicable, in the hands of shareholders.

Interest on certain types of private activity bonds is not exempt from federal
income tax when received by "substantial users" (as defined in the Code). A
"substantial user" includes any "nonexempt person" who regularly uses in trade
or business part of a facility financed from the proceeds of private activity
bonds. The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund may invest periodically in private activity
bonds and, therefore, may not be an appropriate investment for entities that are
substantial users of facilities financed by private activity bonds or "related
persons' of substantial users. Generally, an individual will not be a related
person of a substantial user under the Code unless he/she or his/her immediate
family owns indirectly in aggregate more than 50% of the equity value of the
substantial user.

Opinions relating to the tax status of interest derived from individual
municipal securities are rendered by bond counsel to the issuer. Although the
Tax-Exempt Bond Fund's adviser attempts to determine that any security it
contemplates purchasing on behalf of the Tax-Exempt Bond Fund is issued with an
opinion indicating that interest payments will be exempt from federal and (as
applicable) state tax, neither the Adviser nor the Tax-Exempt Bond Fund's
counsel makes any review of proceedings relating to the issuance of municipal
securities or the bases of such opinions.

DISPOSITIONS

Upon a redemption, sale or exchange of shares of a Fund, a shareholder will
realize a taxable gain or loss depending upon his or her basis in the shares. A
gain or loss will be treated as capital gain or loss if the shares are capital
assets in the shareholder's hands, and the rate of tax will depend upon the
shareholder's holding period for the shares. Any loss realized on a redemption,
sale or exchange will be disallowed to the extent the shares disposed of are
replaced (including through reinvestment of dividends) within a period of 61
days, beginning 30 days before and ending 30 days after the shares are disposed
of. In such a case the basis of the shares acquired will be adjusted to reflect
the disallowed loss. If a shareholder holds Fund shares for six months or less
and during that period receives a distribution taxable to the shareholder as
long-term capital gain, any loss realized on the sale of such shares during such
six-month period would be a long-term loss to the extent of such distribution.

If, within 90 after purchasing Fund shares with a sales charge, a shareholder
exchanges the shares and acquires new shares at a reduced (or without any) sales
charge pursuant to a right acquired with the original shares, then the
shareholder may not take the original sales charge into account in determining
the shareholder's gain or loss on the disposition of the shares. Gain or loss
will generally be determined by excluding all or a portion of the sales charge
from the shareholder's tax basis in the exchanged shares, and the amount
excluded will be treated as an amount paid for the new shares.

BACKUP WITHHOLDING

Each Fund generally will be required to withhold federal income tax at a rate of
31% ("backup withholding") from dividends paid (other than exempt-interest
dividends), capital gain distributions, and redemption proceeds to shareholders
if (1) the shareholder fails to furnish the Fund with the shareholder's correct
taxpayer identification number or social security number, (2) the IRS notifies
the shareholder or the Fund that the shareholder has failed to report properly
certain interest and dividend income to the IRS and to respond to notices to
that effect, or (3) when required to do so, the


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shareholder fails to certify that he or she is not subject to backup
withholding. Any amounts withheld may be credited against the shareholder's
federal income tax liability.

OTHER TAXATION

Distributions may be subject to additional state, local and foreign taxes,
depending on each shareholder's particular situation. Non-U.S. shareholders may
be subject to U.S. tax rules that differ significantly from those summarized
above, including the likelihood that ordinary income dividends to them would be
subject to withholding of U.S. tax at a rate of 30% (or a lower treaty rate, if
applicable).

FUND INVESTMENTS

MARKET DISCOUNT. If a Fund purchases a debt security at a price lower than the
stated redemption price of such debt security, the excess of the stated
redemption price over the purchase price is "market discount". If the amount of
market discount is more than a DE MINIMIS amount, a portion of such market
discount must be included as ordinary income (not capital gain) by the Fund in
each taxable year in which the Fund owns an interest in such debt security and
receives a principal payment on it. In particular, a Fund will be required to
allocate that principal payment first to the portion of the market discount on
the debt security that has accrued but has not previously been includable in
income. In general, the amount of market discount that must be included for each
period is equal to the lesser of (i) the amount of market discount accruing
during such period (plus any accrued market discount for prior periods not
previously taken into account) or (ii) the amount of the principal payment with
respect to such period. Generally, market discount accrues on a daily basis for
each day the debt security is held by a Fund at a constant rate over the time
remaining to the debt security's maturity or, at the election of a Fund, at a
constant yield to maturity which takes into account the semi-annual compounding
of interest. Gain realized on the disposition of a market discount obligation
must be recognized as ordinary interest income (not capital gain) to the extent
of the "accrued market discount."

ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT. Certain debt securities acquired by a Fund may be
treated as debt securities that were originally issued at a discount. Very
generally, original issue discount is defined as the difference between the
price at which a security was issued and its stated redemption price at
maturity. Although no cash income on account of such discount is actually
received by the Fund, original issue discount that accrues on a debt security in
a given year generally is treated for federal income tax purposes as interest
and, therefore, such income would be subject to the distribution requirements
applicable to regulated investment companies. Some debt securities may be
purchased by a Fund at a discount that exceeds the original issue discount on
such debt securities, if any. This additional discount represents market
discount for federal income tax purposes (see above).

OPTIONS, FUTURES AND FORWARD CONTRACTS. Any regulated futures contracts and
certain options (namely, nonequity options and dealer equity options) in which a
Fund may invest may be "section 1256 contracts." Gains (or losses) on these
contracts generally are considered to be 60% long-term and 40% short-term
capital gains or losses. Also, section 1256 contracts held by a Fund at the end
of each taxable year (and on certain other dates prescribed in the Code) are
"marked to market" with the result that unrealized gains or losses are treated
as though they were realized.

Transactions in options, futures and forward contracts undertaken by a Fund may
result in "straddles" for federal income tax purposes. The straddle rules may
affect the character of gains (or losses) realized by such a Fund, and losses
realized by the Fund on positions that are part of a straddle may be deferred
under the straddle rules, rather than being taken into account in calculating
the taxable income for the taxable year in which the losses are realized. In
addition, certain carrying charges (including interest expense) associated with
positions in a straddle may be required to be capitalized rather than deducted
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positions may also affect the amount, character and timing of the recognition of
gains or losses from the affected positions.

Because only a few regulations implementing the straddle rules have been
promulgated, the consequences of such transactions to a Fund are not entirely
clear. The straddle rules may increase the amount of short-term capital gain
realized by the Fund, which is taxed as ordinary income when distributed to
shareholders. Because application of the straddle rules may affect the character
of gains or losses, defer losses and/or accelerate the recognition of gains or
losses from the affected straddle positions, the amount which must be
distributed to shareholders as ordinary income or long-term capital gain may be
increased or decreased substantially as compared to a fund that did not engage
in such transactions.

CONSTRUCTIVE SALES. Under certain circumstances, a Fund may recognize gain from
a constructive sale of an "appreciated financial position" it holds if it enters
into a short sale, forward contract or other transaction that substantially
reduces the risk of loss with respect to the appreciated position. In that
event, the Fund would be treated as if it had sold and immediately repurchased
the property and would be taxed on any gain (but not loss) from the constructive
sale. The character of gain from a constructive sale would depend upon the
Fund's holding period in the property. Loss from a constructive sale would be
recognized when the property was subsequently disposed of, and its character
would depend on the Fund's holding period and the application of various loss
deferral provisions of the Code. Constructive sale treatment does not apply to
transactions closed in the 90-day period ending with the 30th day after the
close of the taxable year, if certain conditions are met.

SECTION 988 GAINS OR LOSSES. Gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in
exchange rates which occur between the time a Fund accrues income or other
receivables or accrues expenses or other liabilities denominated in a foreign
currency and the time the Fund actually collects such receivables or pays such
liabilities generally are treated as ordinary income or ordinary loss.
Similarly, on disposition of some investments, including debt securities and
certain forward contracts denominated in a foreign currency, gains or losses
attributable to fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency between the
acquisition and disposition of the position also are treated as ordinary gain or
loss. These gains and losses, referred to under the Code as "section 988" gains
or losses, increase or decrease the amount of such a Fund's investment company
taxable income available to be distributed to its shareholders as ordinary
income. If section 988 losses exceed other investment company taxable income
during a taxable year, the Fund would not be able to make any ordinary dividend
distributions, or distributions made before the losses were realized would be
recharacterized as a return of capital to shareholders, rather than as an
ordinary dividend, reducing each shareholder's basis in his or her Fund shares.

PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANIES. A Fund may invest in shares of foreign
corporations that may be classified under the Code as passive foreign investment
companies ("PFICs"). In general, a foreign corporation is classified as a PFIC
if at least one-half of its assets constitute investment-type assets, or 75% or
more of its gross income is investment-type income. If a Fund receives a
so-called "excess distribution" with respect to PFIC stock, the Fund itself may
be subject to a tax on a portion of the excess distribution, whether or not the
corresponding income is distributed by the Fund to shareholders. In general,
under the PFIC rules, an excess distribution is treated as having been realized
ratably over the period during which the Fund held the PFIC shares. A Fund will
itself be subject to tax on the portion, if any, of an excess distribution that
is so allocated to prior Fund taxable years and an interest factor will be added
to the tax, as if the tax had been payable in such prior taxable years. Certain
distributions from a PFIC as well as gain from the sale of PFIC shares are
treated as excess distributions. Excess distributions are characterized as
ordinary income even though, absent application of the PFIC rules, certain
excess distributions might have been classified as capital gain.



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A Fund may be eligible to elect alternative tax treatment with respect to PFIC
shares. Under an election that currently is available in some circumstances, the
Fund would be required to include in its gross income its share of the earnings
of a PFIC on a current basis, regardless of whether distributions were received
from the PFIC in a given year. If this election were made, the special rules,
discussed above, relating to the taxation of excess distributions, would not
apply. In addition, another election would involve marking to market the Fund's
PFIC shares at the end of each taxable year, with the result that unrealized
gains would be treated as though they were realized and reported as ordinary
income. Any mark-to-market losses and any loss from an actual disposition of
PFIC shares would be deductible as ordinary losses to the extent of any net
mark-to-market gains included in income in prior years.

                             PORTFOLIO TRANSACTIONS

    The Trust has no obligation to deal with any broker-dealer or group of
brokers or dealers in the execution of transactions in portfolio securities.
Subject to policies established by the Trustees, the Managers are responsible
for placing orders to execute Fund transactions. In placing orders, it is the
Trust's policy to seek to obtain the best net results taking into account such
factors as price (including the applicable dealer spread), size, type and
difficulty of the transaction involved, the firm's general execution and
operational facilities, and the firm's risk in positioning the securities
involved. While the Managers generally seek reasonably competitive spreads or
brokerage commissions, the Trust will not necessarily be paying the lowest
spread or commission available. The Trust will not purchase portfolio securities
from any affiliated person acting as principal except in conformity with the
regulations of the SEC.

    It is possible that the Funds may execute brokerage or other agency
transactions through the Distributor, a registered broker-dealer, for a
commission in conformity with the 1940 Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and rules and regulations of the SEC. Under these provisions, the
Distributor is permitted to receive and retain compensation for effecting
portfolio transactions for a Fund on an exchange if a written contract is in
effect between the Distributor and the Trust expressly permitting the
Distributor to receive and retain such compensation. These provisions further
require that commissions paid to the Distributor by the Trust for exchange
transactions not exceed "usual and customary" brokerage commissions. The rules
define "usual and customary" commissions to include amounts which are
"reasonable and fair compared to the commission, fee or other remuneration
received or to be received by other brokers in connection with comparable
transactions involving similar securities being purchased or sold on a
securities exchange during a comparable period of time." In addition, the Funds
may direct commission business to one or more designated broker-dealers,
including the Distributor, in connection with such broker-dealer's payment of
certain of the Funds' expenses. The Trustees, including those who are not
"interested persons" of the Trust, have adopted procedures for evaluating the
reasonableness of commissions paid to the Distributor and will review these
procedures periodically.

    The portfolio turnover rates for each Fund for the first fiscal year are
expected to be as follows, but may deviate from these expected ranges:


Diversified Value Fund                            25-35%
Diversified Growth Fund                           50-60%
Select Growth Fund                                30%
Small Cap Value Fund                              40-50%
Small Cap Growth Fund                             ____%
Select Value Fund                                 40-50%
Family Heritage-Registered Trademark- Fund        25-35%
International Equity Fund                         ____%
Government/Corporate Bond Fund                    ____%
Tax-Exempt Bond Fund                              33%



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    Consistent with their duty to obtain best execution, the Managers may
allocate brokerage or principal business to certain broker-dealers in
recognition of the sale of Fund shares. In addition, a Fund's Managers may place
portfolio orders with qualified broker-dealers who recommend the Trust to
clients, and may, when a number of brokers and dealers can provide best price
and execution on a particular transaction, consider such recommendations by a
broker or dealer in selecting among broker-dealers.

    The Trust does not expect to use one particular broker or dealer, but a
Fund's Manager may, consistent with the interests of the Fund, select brokers on
the basis of the research services they provide to the Fund's advisers. Such
services may include analysis of the business or prospects of a company,
industry or economic sector or statistical and pricing services. Information so
received by the Managers will be in addition to and not in lieu of the services
required to be performed by a Fund's Manager under the Advisory and Sub-Advisory
Agreements. If in the judgement of a Fund's Manager, the Fund, or other accounts
managed by the Fund's Manager, will be benefited by supplemental research
services, the Fund's Manager is authorized to pay brokerage commissions to a
broker furnishing such services that are in excess of commissions which another
broker may have charged for effecting the same transaction. The expenses of a
Fund's Manager will not necessarily be reduced as a result of the receipt of
such supplemental information.

    The Trust is required to identify any securities of its "regular brokers or
dealers" (as such term is defined in the 1940 Act) which the Trust has acquired
during its most recent fiscal year. As of _____________, 2000 the Trust held the
following securities:


Diversified Value Fund                                 None
Diversified Growth Fund                                None
Select Value Fund                                      None
Select Growth                                          None
Small Cap Value Fund                                   None
Small Cap Growth Fund                                  ____
Family Heritage -Registered Trademark- Fund            None
International Equity Fund                              ____
Government/Corporate Bond Fund          $1.8 million Lehman Bothers 7.25%
                                         due 4/15/03
Tax-Exempt Bond Fund                                   None



                               REDEMPTIONS IN KIND


     The Trust has elected to be governed by Rule 18f-1 of the 1940 Act under
which the Trust is obligated to redeem shares for any one shareholder in cash
only up to the lesser of $250,000 or 1% of a Fund's net asset value during
any 90-day period. If your shares are redeemed in kind, you would probably
have to pay brokerage costs to sell the securities distributed to you.


                              DESCRIPTION OF SHARES

    The Declaration of Trust authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of
shares of beneficial interest of each Fund, each of which represents an equal
proportionate interest in that Fund. Each share upon liquidation entitles a
shareholder to a pro rata share in the net assets of that Fund. Shareholders
have no preemptive rights. The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees
of the Trust may create additional series of shares or separate classes of
portfolios without shareholder approval. Share certificates representing the
shares will not be issued.


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                        LIMITATION OF TRUSTEES' LIABILITY

    The Declaration of Trust provides that a Trustee shall be liable only for
his or her own willful defaults and, if reasonable care has been exercised in
the selection of officers, agents, employees or administrators, shall not be
liable for any neglect or wrongdoing of any such person. The Declaration of
Trust also provides that the Trust will indemnify its Trustees and officers
against liabilities and expenses incurred in connection with actual or
threatened litigation in which they may be involved because of their offices
with the Trust unless it is determined in the manner provided in the Declaration
of Trust that they have not acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that
their actions were in the best interests of the Trust. However, nothing in the
Declaration of Trust shall protect or indemnify a Trustee against any liability
for his or her willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless
disregard of his or her duties.

                                     VOTING

    Each share held entitles the shareholder of record to one vote. The
shareholders of each Fund or class will vote separately on matters pertaining
solely to that Fund or class, such as any distribution plan. As a Delaware
business trust, the Trust is not required to hold annual meetings of
shareholders, but approval will be sought for certain changes in the operation
of the Trust and for the election of Trustees under certain circumstances. In
addition, a Trustee may be removed by the remaining Trustees or by shareholders
at a special meeting called upon written request of shareholders owning at least
10% of the outstanding shares of the Trust. In the event that such a meeting is
requested, the Trust will provide appropriate assistance and information to the
shareholders requesting the meeting.

    Where the Trust's Prospectus or Statement of Additional Information state
that an investment limitation or a fundamental policy may not be changed without
shareholder approval, such approval means the vote of: (i) 67% or more of the
affected Fund's shares present at a meeting if the holders of more than 50% of
the outstanding shares of the Fund are present or represented by proxy; or (ii)
more than 50% of the affected Fund's outstanding shares, whichever is less.

                              SHAREHOLDER LIABILITY

    The Trust is an entity of the type commonly known as a "Delaware business
trust." Under Delaware law, shareholders of such a business trust could, under
certain circumstances, be held personally liable as partners for the obligations
of the trust. Even if, however, the Trust were held to be a partnership, the
possibility of the shareholders incurring financial loss for that reason appears
remote because the Trust's Declaration of Trust contains an express disclaimer
of shareholder liability for obligations of the Trust and requires that notice
of such disclaimer be given in each agreement, obligation or instrument entered
into or executed by or on behalf of the Trust or the Trustees, and because the
Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of the Trust property for
any shareholders held personally liable for the obligations of the Trust.

                                 CONTROL PERSONS


     As of ___________, 2000,
Pitcairn Trust Company was the sole shareholder of each Fund. Pitcairn
Trust Company is a Pennsylvania chartered trust company with principal
offices at One Pitcairn Place, Suite 3000, Jenkintown, PA 19046. Pitcairn
Trust Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pitcairn Company, a Delaware
corporation, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pitcairn Group L.
P., a Delaware limited partnership.


     The following individuals may be deemed to be beneficial owners of greater
than 25% of the outstanding voting securities (limited partnership interests) in
Pitcairn Group L. P.(the "Units").

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    Dirk Junge, a Vice President and Trustee of the Trust, may be deemed to have
or share the power to vote approximately 31.4% of the Units by virtue of Units
owned directly by Mr. Junge, his wife, his adult children, trusts for which he
serves as Trustee or Co-Trustee and partnerships for which he serves as general
partner. Mr. Junge is Chairman and CEO of Pitcairn Company which is the general
partner of Pitcairn Group L. P. Mr. Junge disclaims any beneficial interest
other than in the Units owned directly by him and his spouse.

    Clark D. Pitcairn may be deemed to have or share the power to vote
approximately 29% of the Units by virtue of Units owned directly by Mr.
Pitcairn, his minor children, and trusts for which he serves as Trustee or
Co-Trustee. Mr. Pitcairn is a Director of Pitcairn Company which is the general
partner of Pitcairn Group L. P. Mr. Junge disclaims any beneficial interest
other than in the Units owned directly by him and his minor children.

    Stephen Pitcairn may be deemed to have or share the power to vote
approximately 30% of the Units by virtue of Units owned directly by Mr.
Pitcairn, his wife, and trusts for which he serves as Trustee or Co-Trustee.
Mr. Pitcairn is a Director of Pitcairn Company which is the general partner
of Pitcairn Group L. P. Mr. Pitcairn disclaims any beneficial interest other
than in the Units owned directly by him and his wife.

    Pitcairn Trust Company ("PTC") serves as co-trustee for trusts that
initially will own over half of the outstanding shares of the Funds. As
co-trustee, PTC will have or share voting power as to these shares.

                                 5% SHAREHOLDERS

    As of _______________, 2000 , the following person was the only person who
was a record owner (or to the knowledge of the Trust, beneficial owner) of 5% or
more of the shares of the Funds:

                  Pitcairn Trust Company
                  One Pitcairn Place, Suite 3000
                  Jenkintown, PA 19046.


    Members of the Pitcairn family serve (in various combinations) as co-trustee
with Pitcairn Trust Company on trusts that are the beneficial owners of shares
of the Funds listed above. As co-trustees these individuals share voting power
and the power to dispose of Fund shares with Pitcairn Trust Company and,
therefore, each individual co-trustee may be deemed to be the beneficial owner
of more than 5% of the shares of each Fund. A list of the co-trustees and the
percentage ownership of shares of each Fund is as follows (there is duplicative
reporting of shares due to the overlapping nature of the co-trustees):


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------
NAME OF CO-TRUSTEE                      NAME OF FUND                         PERCENTAGE BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------
<S>                                     <C>                                  <C>

--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------
Dirk Junge
--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------

--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------
Clark D. Pitcairn
--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------

--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------
Feodor U. Pitcairn
--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------

--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------
Stephen Pitcairn
--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------

--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------
Lachlan Pitcairn
--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------

--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------ -------------------------------------
</TABLE>


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                                    CUSTODIAN


    ___________________, (the "Custodian"), located at _____________________,
__________________ acts as Custodian and wire agent of the assets. The
Custodians hold cash, securities and other assets of the Trust as required by
the 1940 Act.


                                     EXPERTS


    The financial statements incorporated by reference into this Statement of
Additional Information have been incorporated by reference in reliance on the
report of _____________________ located at _____________________, independent
accountants, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and
accounting.


                                  LEGAL COUNSEL

    Dechert Price & Rhoads, 1775 Eye Street, Washington, DC, 20006-2401, serves
as counsel to the Trust and to the Adviser.


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                                   APPENDIX A


                             DESCRIPTION OF RATINGS

DESCRIPTION OF CORPORATE BOND RATINGS

    The following descriptions of corporate bond ratings have been published by
Moody's, S&P, Duff and Phelps, Inc. ("Duff"), Fitch Investor's Services, Inc.
("Fitch"), IBCA Limited ("IBCA") and Thomson BankWatch ("Thomson"),
respectively.

DESCRIPTION OF MOODY'S LONG-TERM RATINGS

Aaa     Bonds rated Aaa are judged to be of the best quality. They carry the
        smallest degree of investment risk and are generally referred to as
        "gilt edged". Interest payments are protected by a large or by an
        exceptionally stable margin and principal is secure. While the various
        protective elements are likely to change, such changes as can be
        visualized are most unlikely to impair the fundamentally strong position
        of such issues.

Aa      Bonds rated Aa are judged to be of high quality by all standards.
        Together with the Aaa group they comprise what are generally known as
        high-grade bonds. They are rated lower than the best bonds because
        margins of protection may not be as large as in Aaa securities or
        fluctuation of protective elements may be of greater amplitude or there
        may be other elements present which make the long-term risk appear
        somewhat larger than the Aaa securities.

A       Bonds rated A possess many favorable investment attributes and are to be
        considered as upper-medium grade obligations. Factors giving security to
        principal and interest are considered adequate, but elements may be
        present which suggest a susceptibility to impairment some time in the
        future.

Baa     Bonds rated Baa are considered as medium-grade obligations (I.E., they
        are neither highly protected nor poorly secured). Interest payments and
        principal security appear adequate for the present but certain
        protective elements may be lacking or may be characteristically
        unreliable over any great length of time. Such bonds lack outstanding
        investment characteristics and in fact have speculative characteristics
        as well.

DESCRIPTION OF S&P'S LONG-TERM RATINGS

INVESTMENT GRADE

AAA        Debt rated "AAA" has the highest rating assigned by S&P. Capacity to
           pay interest and repay principal is extremely strong.

AA         Debt rated "AA" has a very strong capacity to pay interest and repay
           principal and differs from the highest rated debt only in small
           degree.

A          Debt rated "A" has a strong capacity to pay interest and repay
           principal, although it is somewhat more susceptible to adverse
           effects of changes in circumstances and economic conditions than debt
           in higher-rated categories.

BBB        Debt rated "BBB" is regarded as having an adequate capacity to pay
           interest and repay principal. Whereas it normally exhibits adequate
           protection parameters, adverse economic conditions or changing
           circumstances are more likely to lead to a weakened capacity to pay
           interest and repay principal for debt in this category than in higher
           rated categories.



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DESCRIPTION OF DUFF'S LONG-TERM RATINGS

AAA        Highest credit quality. The risk factors are negligible, being only
           slightly more than for risk-free U.S. Treasury debt.

AA+        High credit quality. Protection factors are strong.

AA-        Risk is modest but may vary slightly from time to time because of
           economic conditions.

A+         Protection factors are average but adequate. However, A- risk factors
           are more variable and greater in periods of economic stress.

BBB+       Below average protection factors but still considered

BBB-       sufficient for prudent investment. Considerable variability in risk
           during economic cycles.

DESCRIPTION OF FITCH'S LONG-TERM RATINGS

INVESTMENT GRADE BOND

AAA        Bonds rated AAA are judged to be strictly high grade, broadly
           marketable, suitable for investment by trustees and fiduciary
           institutions liable to slight market fluctuation other than through
           changes in the money rate. The prime feature of an AAA bond is a
           showing of earnings several times or many times greater than interest
           requirements, with such stability of applicable earnings that safety
           is beyond reasonable question whatever changes occur in conditions.

AA         Bonds rated AA are judged to be of safety virtually beyond question
           and are readily salable, whose merits are not unlike those of the AAA
           class, but whose margin of safety is less strikingly broad. The issue
           may be the obligation of a small company, strongly secured but
           influenced as to rating by the lesser financial power of the
           enterprise and more local type market.

A          Bonds rated A are considered to be investment grade and of high
           credit quality. The obligor's ability to pay interest and repay
           principal is considered to be strong, but may be more vulnerable to
           adverse changes in economic conditions and circumstances than bonds
           with higher ratings.

BBB        Bonds rated BBB are considered to be investment grade and of
           satisfactory credit quality. The obligor's ability to pay interest
           and repay principal is considered to be adequate. Adverse changes in
           economic conditions and circumstances, however, are more likely to
           have adverse impact on these bonds, and therefore impair timely
           payment. The likelihood that the ratings of these bonds will fall
           below investment grade is higher than for bonds with higher ratings.

DESCRIPTION OF IBCA'S LONG-TERM RATINGS

AAA      Obligations rated AAA have the lowest expectation of investment risk.
         Capacity for timely repayment of principal and interest is substantial,
         such that adverse changes in business, economic or financial conditions
         are unlikely to increase investment risk significantly.



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AA       Obligations for which there is a very low expectation of investment
         risk are rated AA. Capacity for timely repayment of principal and
         interest is substantial. Adverse changes in business, economic or
         financial conditions may increase investment risk albeit not very
         significantly.

A        Bonds rated A are obligations for which there is a low expectation of
         investment risk. Capacity for timely repayment of principal and
         interest is strong, although adverse changes in business, economic or
         financial conditions may lead to increased investment risk.

BBB      Bonds rated BBB are obligations for which there is currently a low
         expectation of investment risk. Capacity for timely repayment of
         principal and interest is adequate, although adverse changes in
         business, economic or financial conditions are more likely to lead to
         increased investment risk than for obligations in other categories.

DESCRIPTION OF THOMSON'S LONG-TERM DEBT RATINGS

INVESTMENT GRADE

AAA        Bonds rated AAA indicate that the ability to repay principal and
           interest on a timely basis is very high.

AA         Bonds rated AA indicate a superior ability to repay principal and
           interest on a timely basis, with limited incremental risk compared to
           issues rated in the highest category.

A          Bonds rated A indicate the ability to repay principal and interest is
           strong. Issues rated A could be more vulnerable to adverse
           developments (both internal and external) than obligations with
           higher ratings.

BBB        Bonds rated BBB indicate an acceptable capacity to repay principal
           and interest. Issues rated BBB are, however, more vulnerable to
           adverse developments (both internal and external) than obligations
           with higher ratings.

DESCRIPTION OF COMMERCIAL PAPER RATINGS

    The following descriptions of commercial paper ratings have been published
by Moody's, Standard and Poor's, Duff and Phelps, Fitch, IBCA and Thomson
BankWatch, respectively.

DESCRIPTION OF MOODY'S SHORT-TERM RATINGS

         PRIME-1 Issuers rated Prime-1 (or supporting institutions) have a
         superior ability for repayment of senior short-term debt obligations.
         Prime-1 repayment ability will often be evidenced by many of the
         following characteristics:

                  - Leading market positions in well-established industries.

                  - High rates of return on funds employed.

                  - Conservative capitalization structure with moderate reliance
                  on debt and ample asset protection.

                  - Broad margins in earnings coverage of fixed financial
                  charges and high internal cash generation.

                  - Well-established access to a range of financial markets and
                  assured




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                  sources of alternate liquidity.

         PRIME-2 Issuers rated Prime-2 (or supporting institutions) have a
         strong ability for repayment of senior short-term debt obligations.
         This will normally be evidenced by many of the characteristics cited
         above but to a lesser degree. Earnings trends and coverage ratios,
         while sound, may be more subject to variation. Capitalization
         characteristics, while still appropriate, may be more affected by
         external conditions. Ample alternate liquidity is maintained.

S&P'S SHORT-TERM RATINGS


A-1      This highest category indicates that the degree of safety regarding
         timely payment is strong. Debt determined to possess extremely strong
         safety characteristics is denoted with a plus sign (+) designation.

A-2      Capacity for timely payment on issues with this designation is
         satisfactory. However, the relative degree of safety is not as high as
         for issues designated "A-1".

DESCRIPTION OF DUFF'S SHORT-TERM RATINGS

Duff 1+    Highest certainty of timely payment. Short-term liquidity,
           including internal operating factors and/or access to alternative
           sources of funds, is outstanding, and safety is just below risk-free
           U.S. Treasury short-term obligations.

Duff 1     Very high certainty of timely payment. Liquidity factors are
           excellent and supported by good fundamental protection factors. Risk
           factors are minor.

Duff 1-    High certainty of timely payment. Liquidity factors are strong and
           supported by good fundamental protection factors. Risk factors are
           very small.

    GOOD GRADE

Duff 2     Good certainty of timely payment. Liquidity factors and company
           fundamentals are sound. Although ongoing funding needs may enlarge
           total financing requirements, access to capital markets is good.
           Risk factors are small.

DESCRIPTION OF FITCH'S SHORT-TERM RATINGS

F-1+       Exceptionally Strong Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating are
           regarded as having the strongest degree of assurance for timely
           payment.

F-1        Very Strong Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating reflect an
           assurance of timely payment only slightly less in degree than issues
           rated "F-1+"

F-2        Good Credit Quality. Issues assigned this rating have a satisfactory
           degree of assurance for timely payment, but the margin of safety is
           not as great as for issues assigned "F-1+" and "F-1" ratings.

LOC        The symbol LOC indicates that the rating is based on a letter of
           credit issued by a commercial bank.





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DESCRIPTION OF IBCA'S SHORT-TERM RATINGS (UP TO 12 MONTHS)

A1+        Obligations supported by the highest capacity for timely repayment.

A1         Obligations supported by a strong capacity for timely repayment.

A2         Obligations supported by a satisfactory capacity for timely
           repayment, although such capacity may be susceptible to adverse
           changes in business, economic, or financial conditions.

DESCRIPTION OF THOMSON'S SHORT-TERM RATINGS

TBW-1      The highest category; indicates a very high likelihood that principal
           and interest will be paid on a timely basis.

TBW-2      The second-highest category; while the degree of safety regarding
           timely repayment of principal and interest is strong, the relative
           degree of safety is not as high as for issues rated "TBW-1".








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                                     PART C
                                OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 23.  EXHIBITS

(a)  Declaration of Trust*

(b)  By-laws*

(c)  Certificates for shares are not issued. Articles III, V, VI and VII of the
     Registrant's Declaration of Trust and Article II of the Registrant's
     By-laws define the rights of holders of shares of beneficial interest*

(d)  Investment Advisory Contracts*

(e)  Underwriting Contracts*

(f)  N/A

(g)  Custodian Agreements*

(h)  Other Material Contracts*

(i)  Legal Opinion*

(j)  N/A

(k)  N/A

(1)  Initial Capital Agreements*

(m)  Shareholder Servicing Plan*

(n)  Rule 18f-3 Plan*

(p)  Codes of Ethics*

(q)  Powers of Attorney**


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*  To be filed by amendment
** Incorporated by reference from the Registrant's Initial Registration
   Statement on Form N-1A filed with the Securities and Exchange
   Commission ("SEC") on May 15, 2000

ITEM 24.  PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH THE FUND

Pitcairn Trust Company ("PTC") established the Trust. PTC is controlled by
Pitcairn Company, which, in turn, is controlled by Pitcairn Group, L.P. PTC
controlls Liquidating Trust of Pitcairn BanCorp. PTC also serves as the
General Partner to the following partnerships: Pitcairn International Stock
Fund, L.P., Pitcairn Taxable Fixed Income Investment Partnership, L.P.,
Pitcairn Alternative Investment Fund, L.P. and Pitcairn Group, L.P.

ITEM 25.  INDEMNIFICATION

Reference is made to Article VII of the Registrant's Declaration of Trust.

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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Act") may be permitted to trustees, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant by the Registrant pursuant to the
Declaration of Trust or otherwise, the Registrant is aware that in the opinion
of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Act and, therefore, is unenforceable. In the
event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by trustees, officers or
controlling persons of the Registrant in connection with the successful defense
of any act, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustees, officers or
controlling persons in connection with the shares being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issues.

ITEM 26.  BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISER

Pitcairn Investment Management ("Pitcairn" or the "Adviser") is a division of
Pitcairn Trust Company, a state chartered trust company. The principal business
address of Pitcairn is One Pitcairn Place, Suite 3000, Jenkintown Pennsylvania,
19046. Pitcairn Trust Company was founded in 1987, and is a state-chartered
trust company formed for the purposes of conducting a general trust company
business with the power to act, alone or with others, as fiduciary, investment
adviser, custodian of property and agent or attorney-in-fact. Affiliates of
Pitcairn have provided family office services, including investment advice, to
high net worth individuals and their related trusts for more than 75 years. The
Adviser was formed as a division of Pitcairn Trust Company in ___________, 2000
in order to provide investment advisory and Manager selection services.

Information as to the directors and officers of the sub-advisers, together with
information as to any other business, profession, vocation or employment of a
substantial nature engaged in by the directors and officers of the sub-advisers
in the last two years, are included in their applications for registration as
investment advisers on Form ADV (File Nos. ______, ______, and ______).

ITEM 27.  PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITERS

(a)     Registrant's distributor, SEI Investments Distribution Co. (the
        "Distributor"), acts as distributor for:

SEI Daily Income Trust                               July 15, 1982
SEI Liquid Asset Trust                               November 29, 1982
SEI Tax Exempt Trust                                 December 3, 1982
SEI Index Funds                                      July 10, 1985
SEI Institutional Managed Trust                      January 22, 1987
SEI Institutional International Trust                August 30, 1988
The Advisors' Inner Circle Fund                      November 14, 1991
CUFUND                                               May 1, 1992
STI Classic Funds                                    May 29, 1992
First American Funds, Inc.                           November 1, 1992
First American Investment Funds, Inc.                November 1, 1992
The Arbor Fund                                       January 28, 1993
Boston 1784 Funds(Registered)                        June 1, 1993
The PBHG Funds, Inc.                                 July 16, 1993
The Achievement Funds Trust                          December 27, 1994
Bishop Street Funds                                  January 27, 1995
STI Classic Variable Trust                           August 18, 1995

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ARK Funds                                            November 1, 1995
Huntington Funds                                     January 11, 1996
SEI Asset Allocation Trust                           April 1, 1996
TIP Funds                                            April 28, 1996
SEI Institutional Investments Trust                  June 14, 1996
First American Strategy Funds, Inc.                  October 1, 1996
HighMark Funds                                       February 15, 1997
Armada Funds                                         March 8, 1997
PBHG Insurance Series Fund, Inc.                     April 1, 1997
The Expedition Funds                                 June 9, 1997
Alpha Select Funds                                   January 1, 1998
Oak Associates Funds                                 February 27, 1998
The Nevis Fund, Inc.                                 June 29, 1998
The Parkstone Group of Funds                         September 14, 1998
CNI Charter Funds                                    April 1, 1999
Armada Advantage Fund                                May 1, 1999
Amerindo Funds, Inc.                                 July 13, 1999
Huntington VA Fund                                   October 15, 1999
Friends Ivory Funds                                  December 16, 1999
SEI Insurance Products Trust                         March 29, 2000

The Distributor provides numerous financial services to investment managers,
pension plan sponsors, and bank trust departments. These services include
portfolio evaluation, performance measurement and consulting services ("Funds
Evaluation") and automated execution, clearing and settlement of securities
transactions ("MarketLink").

(b)     Unless otherwise noted, the business address of each director or officer
        is Oaks, PA 19456.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
              Name                                            Position                                  Address
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
<S>                               <C>                                                                <C>
Alfred P. West, Jr.               Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors                             --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Carmen V. Romeo                   Director                                                                 --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Mark J. Held                      President & Chief Operating Officer                                      --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Gilbert L. Beebower               Executive Vice President                                                 --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Richard B. Lieb                   Director, Executive Vice President                                       --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Dennis J. McGonigle               Executive Vice President                                                 --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Robert M. Silvestri               Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer                                      --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Leo J. Dolan, Jr.                 Senior Vice President                                                    --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Carl A. Guarino                   Senior Vice President                                                    --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Jack May                          Senior Vice President                                                    --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Hartland J. McKeown               Senior Vice President                                                    --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Kevin P. Robins                   Senior Vice President                                                    --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Patrick K. Walsh                  Senior Vice President                                                    --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Wayne M. Withrow                  Senior Vice President                                                    --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Robert Aller                      Vice President                                                           --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Todd Cipperman                    Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel                              --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
S. Courtney E. Collier            Vice President & Assistant Secretary                                     --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Robert Crudup                     Vice President & Managing Director                                       --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Richard A. Deak                   Vice President & Assistant Secretary                                     --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Barbara Doyne                     Vice President                                                           --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Jeff Drennen                      Vice President                                                           --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------

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--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Vic Galef                         Vice President & Managing Director                                       --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Lydia A. Gavalis                  Vice President & Assistant Secretary                                     --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Greg Gettinger                    Vice President & Assistant Secretary                                     --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Kathy Heilig                      Vice President                                                           --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Jeff Jacobs                       Vice President                                                           --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Samuel King                       Vice President                                                           --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Kim Kirk                          Vice President & Managing Director                                       --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
John Krzeminski                   Vice President & Managing Director                                       --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Carolyn McLaurin                  Vice President & Managing Director                                       --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Mark Nagle                        Vice President                                                           --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Joanne Nelson                     Vice President                                                           --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Cynthia M. Parrish                Vice President & Assistant Secretary                                     --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
James R. Foggo                    Vice President & Assistant Secretary                                     --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Timothy D. Barto                  Vice President & Assistant Secretary                                     --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Christine M. McCullough           Vice President & Assistant Secretary                                     --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Steve Smith                       Vice President                                                           --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Rob Redican                       Vice President                                                           --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Maria Rinehart                    Vice President                                                           --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Daniel Spaventa                   Vice President`                                                          --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Kathryn L. Stanton                Vice President & Assistant Secretary                                     --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Lynda J. Striegel                 Vice President & Assistant Secretary & Assistant Secretary               --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
Lori L. White                     Vice President & Assistant Secretary                                     --
--------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------
</TABLE>


(c)     Not applicable.

ITEM 28.  LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS

All accounts, books and other documents required to be maintained by Section
31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules promulgated thereunder
are maintained at the office of Registrant, One Pitcairn Place, 165 Township
Line Road, Suite 3000, Jenkintown, PA 19046-3593.

ITEM 29.  MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Not applicable.

ITEM 30.  UNDERTAKINGS

The Registrant hereby undertakes to file an amendment to the registration
statement with certified financial statements showing the initial capital
received.

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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the
Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, duly authorized, in the
City of Jenkintown in the State of Pennsylvania on the 23rd day of June, 2000.

                               PITCAIRN TRUST COMPANY
                               (Registrant)

                               By: /s/ Alvin A. Clay III *
                               -------------------------
                                   Name:  Alvin A. Clay III
                                   Title:  President and Chief Executive Officer

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:

SIGNATURE                    TITLE                                  DATE



/s/ Alvin A. Clay III*
---------------------
Alvin A. Clay III            Trustee                              June 23, 2000
                             (President and Chief
                             Executive Officer)


/s/ Dirk Junge
--------------
Dirk Junge*                  Trustee
                                                                  June 23, 2000


/s/ William C. McCormick
------------------------
William C. McCormick         Treasurer (Chief Financial           June 23, 2000
                             Officer and Accounting Officer)


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*  Pursuant to Power of Attorney file with Registrant's Initial Registration
   Statement



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