FIRSTMERIT FUNDS
(formerly, Newpoint Funds)
5800 Corporate Drive
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237-7010
January 31, 2000
EDGAR Operations Branch
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
450 Fifth Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20549
RE: FIRSTMERIT FUNDS (the "Trust")
FirstMerit Equity Fund
FirstMerit Government Money Market Fund
1933 Act File No. 33-37993
1940 Act File No. 811-6224_______________
Dear Sir or Madam:
Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, the
above-named Trust hereby certifies that the definitive forms of prospectuses and
statements of additional information dated January 31, 2000, that would have
been filed under Rule 497(c), do not differ from the forms of prospectuses and
statements of additional information contained in the most recent registration
statement for the Trust. This registration statement was electronically filed
under Rule 485(b) on January 28, 2000.
If you have any questions regarding this certification, please call me
at (412) 288-7403.
Very truly yours,
/s/ C. Todd Gibson
C. Todd Gibson
Assistant Secretary
