Jones & Babson, Inc.
BMA Tower, 700 Karnes Blvd.
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
816-751-5923
January 8, 2001
FILED VIA EDGAR
Filing Desk
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: UMB Scout Funds (the "Funds")
Rule 497(j) filing
UMB Scout Stock Fund, Inc.
SEC File Nos. 002-79131, 811-03557
Post Effective Amendment No. 34
UMB Scout Bond Fund, Inc.
SEC File Nos. 002-79132, 811-03558
Post Effective Amendment No. 33
UMB Scout Balanced Fund, Inc.
SEC File Nos.033-61123, 811-07323
Post Effective Amendment No. 9
UMB Scout Tax-Free Money Market Fund, Inc.
SEC File Nos. 002-79130, 811-03556
Post Effective Amendment No. 34
UMB Scout Money Market Fund, Inc.
SEC File Nos. 002-78688 811-03528
Post Effective Amendment No. 34
UMB Scout Regional Fund, Inc.
SEC File Nos. 033-09175, 811-08731
Post Effective Amendment No. 28
UMB Scout WorldWide Fund, Inc.
SEC File Nos. 033-58070, 811-07472
Post Effective Amendment No. 17
UMB Scout Capital Preservation Fund, Inc.
SEC File Nos. 333-40843, 811-08511
Post Effective Amendment No. 3
UMB Scout Kansas Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, Inc.
SEC File Nos. 333-40845, 811-08513
Post Effective Amendment No. 3
UMB Scout Funds
SEC File Nos. 333-96461, 811-09813
Post Effective Amendment No. 1
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), this letter serves as
certification that the form of Prospectus and Statement of
Additional Information that would have been filed under
paragraph (c) of Rule 497 would not have differed from those
contained in the respective Post-Effective Amendments
referenced above under the 1933 Act (the "Post Effective
Amendment") to the Registration Statement of the Funds. The
Post Effective Amendments were filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission electronically on October 30, 2000.
Please direct any questions or comments relating to
this certification to me at the above phone number.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Martin A. Cramer
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Martin A. Cramer
