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THE CHAPMAN FUNDS, INC.
The Chapman U.S. Treasury Money Fund
The Chapman Institutional Cash Management Fund
Certification Pursuant to Rule 497(j)
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
The undersigned hereby certifies as follows:
A. I am the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of The Chapman
Funds, Inc.
B. The form of prospectus and Statement of Additional Information for the
following series of The Chapman Funds, Inc. (the "Registrant"): The Chapman U.S.
Treasury Money Fund and The Chapman Institutional Cash Management Fund (the
"Funds"), that would have been filed under paragraph (b) or (c) of Rule 497
under the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, would not have differed from that
contained in Post-Effective Amendment 24 to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos.: 33-25716; 811-5697) as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2000 pursuant to Rule 485(b)
(the "Amendment"), the most recent registration statement or amendment
applicable to the Funds.
C. The text of the Amendment has been filed electronically pursuant to
Regulation S-T.
February 29, 2000
/s/ Nathan A. Chapman, Jr.
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Nathan A. Chapman, Jr.
