UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 24F-2
Annual Notice of Securities Sold
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2
Read instructions at end of Form before preparing Form. Please print or
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1. Name and address of issuer: The Rushmore Fund, Inc.
4922 Fairmont Avenue
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
2. Name of each series or class of securities for which this Form is
filed (if the Form is being filed for all series and classes of
securities of the issuer, check the box but do not list series or
classes): //
3. Investment Company Act File Number: 811-4369
Securities Act File Number: 2-99388
4(a). Last day of fiscal year for which this notice is filed: August 31,
1997
4(b). // Check box if this Form is being file late (i.e., more than 90
calendar days after the end of the issuer s fiscal year). (See
Instruction A.2)
Note: If the Form is being filed late, interest must be paid on the
registration fee due.
4(c). // Check box if this is the last time the issuer will be filing this
Form.
5. Calculation of registration fee:
(i) Aggregate sales price of securities sold during
the fiscal year pursuant to section 24f-2:
$12,158,340
(ii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or
repurchased during the fiscal year: $18,387,418
(iii) Aggregate price of securities redeemed or repurchased during
any prior fiscal year ending no earlier than October 11, 1995
that were not previously used to reduce registration fees
payable to the Commission: $ 0
(iv) Total available redemption credits [add Items 5(ii) and
5(iii)]: -$18,387,418<PAGE>
(v) Net sales - if Item 5(i) is greater than Item 5(iv)
[subtract Item 5(iv) from Item 5(i)]:
$(6,229,078)
(vi) Redemption credits available for use in future years - if
Item 5(i) is less than Item 5(iv) [subtract Item 5(iv) from
Item 5(i)]: $( 0)
(vii) Multiplier for determining registration fee (See Instruction
C.9): x 0.0003030303
(viii) Registration for due [multiply Item 5(v) by Item 5(vii)]
(enter 0" if not fee is due): = $ 0
6. Prepaid Shares
If the response to Item 5(i) was determined by deducting an amount of
securities that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to rule 24e-2 in effect before October 11, 1997, then report
the amount of securities (number of shares or other units) deducted
here: ________. If there is a number of shares or other units that
were registered pursuant to rule 24e-2 remaining unsold at the end of
the fiscal year for which this Form is filed that are available for
use by the issuer in future fiscal years, then state that number
here: __________.
7. Interest due -- if this Form is being filed more than 90 days after
the end of the issuer s fiscal year (See Instruction D): + $
0
8. Total of the amount of the registration fee due plus any interest due
[line 5(viii) plus line 7)]: = $ 0
9. Date the registration fee and any interest payment was sent to the
Commission s lockbox depository:
Method of Delivery
// Wire Transfer
// Mail or other means
SIGNATURES
This report has been signed below by the following person on behalf of the
issuer and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By (Signature and Title)* /s/ Edward J. Karpowicz
Controller
Date: 10/28/97<PAGE>
*Please print the name and title of the signing officer below the
signature.<PAGE>
