CASH RESOURCE TRUST /MA/, 497, 1999-12-06

CASH RESOURCE TRUST /MA/
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PROSPECTUS
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EVERGREEN CASH RESOURCE TRUST

Evergreen CRT Money Market Fund
Evergreen U.S. Government Money Market Fund
Evergreen CRT Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund
Evergreen CRT California Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund
Evergreen CRT New York Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

Prospectus, December 1, 1999
[LOGO OF EVERGREEN FUNDS]
The Securities and Exchange Commission has not determined that the
information in this prospectus is accurate or complete, nor has it
approved or disapproved these securities. Any representation to the
contrary is a criminal offense.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FUND SUMMARIES:

<TABLE>
<S> <C>
Evergreen CRT Money Market Fund............................................. 2
Evergreen U.S. Government Money Market Fund................................. 4
Evergreen CRT Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund.................................. 6
Evergreen CRT California Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund....................... 8
Evergreen CRT New York Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund......................... 10

GENERAL INFORMATION:

The Funds' Investment Advisor............................................... 12
How to Buy Shares........................................................... 12
How to Redeem Shares........................................................ 13
Financial Institutions...................................................... 14
Dividends and Distributions................................................. 15
The Tax Consequences of Investing in the Funds.............................. 15
Fees and Expenses of the Funds.............................................. 17
Financial Highlights........................................................ 18
Other Fund Practices........................................................ 21
</TABLE>
In general, Funds included in this prospectus seek to provide investors with
current income consistent with preservation of capital and maintenance of
liquidity.

Fund Summaries Key
Each Fund's summary is organized around the following basic topics and
questions:

INVESTMENT GOAL
What is the Fund's financial objective? You can find clarification on how the
Fund seeks to achieve its objective by looking at the Fund's strategy and
investment policies. The Fund's Board of Trustees can change the investment
objective without a shareholder vote.

INVESTMENT STRATEGY
How does the Fund go about trying to meet its goals? What types of investments
does it contain? What style of investing and investment philosophy does it
follow? Does it have limits on the amount invested in any particular type of
security?

RISK FACTORS
What are the specific risks for an investor in the Fund?

PERFORMANCE
How well has the Fund performed in the past?

EXPENSES
How much does it cost to invest in the Fund? What is the difference between
sales charges and expenses?
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OVERVIEW OF FUND RISKS

Cash Resource Trust

typically rely on a combination of the following strategies:
. maintaining $1.00 per share net asset value;
. investing in high-quality, short-term money market instruments including
U.S. government securities; and
. selling a portfolio investment when the issuer's investment fundamentals
begin to deteriorate, when the investment no longer appears to meet the
Fund's investment objective, when the Fund must meet redemptions, or for
other reasons which the portfolio manager deems necessary.

may be appropriate for investors who:
. are seeking a conservative investment which invests in relatively safe
securities;
. are seeking a Fund for short-term investment; and
. are seeking liquidity.

Following this overview, you will find information on each Fund's specific
investment strategies.

................................................................................

Risk Factors For All Mutual Funds
Please remember that mutual fund shares are:
. not guaranteed to achieve their investment goal;
. not deposits with a bank
. not insured, endorsed or guaranteed by
the FDIC, a bank or any government agency; and
. subject to investment risks, including possible loss of your original
investment.

Although Cash Resource Trust seeks to preserve the value of your investment at
$1.00 per share, it is possible to lose money by investing in the Funds.

Here are the most important factors that may affect the value of your
investment:

Interest Rate Risk
When interest rates go up, the value of debt securities tends to fall. Since
your Fund invests a significant portion of its portfolio in debt securities,
if interest rates rise, then the value of your investment may decline. When
interest rates go down, interest earned by your Fund on its investment may
also decline, which could cause the Fund to reduce the dividends it pays.

Credit Risk
The value of a debt security is directly affected by the issuer's ability to
repay principal and pay interest on time. Since your Fund invests in debt
securities, the value of your investment may decline if an issuer fails to pay
an obligation on a timely basis.

Concentration Risk
An investment in a Fund that concentrates its investments in a single state
entails greater risk than an investment in a Fund that invests its assets in
numerous states. The Fund may be vulnerable to any development in its named
state's economy that may weaken or jeopardize the ability of the state's bond
issuers to pay interest and principal on their bonds. As a result, the Fund's
shares may fluctuate more widely in value than those of a Fund investing in
bonds from a number of different states.

Foreign Investment Risk
If your Fund invests in non-U.S. securities, it could be exposed to certain
unique risks of foreign investing. For example, political turmoil and economic
instability in the countries in which the Fund invests could adversely affect
the value of your investment. Certain foreign countries have less developed and
less regulated securities markets and accounting systems than the U.S. This may
make it harder to get accurate information about a security or company, and
increase the likelihood that an investment will not perform as well as
expected.

Governmental Issuers Risk
The ability of governmental issuers to meet their obligations will depend
primarily on the availability of tax and other revenues to those governments
and on their fiscal conditions generally. The amounts of tax and other revenues
available to governmental issuers may be affected from time to time by
economic, political, and demographic conditions affecting a particular state.
In addition, constitutional or statutory restrictions may limit a government's
power to raise revenues or increase taxes. The availability of federal, state,
and local aid to issuers of such securities may also affect their ability to
meet their obligations. Payments of principal and interest on special
obligation securities will depend on the economic condition of the facility or
specific revenue source from whose revenues the payments will be made, which in
turn could be affected by economic, political and demographic conditions
affecting a particular state. Any reduction in the actual or perceived ability
of an issuer of Tax-Exempt Securities to meet its obligations (including a
reduction in the rating of its outstanding securities) would likely adversely
affect the market value and marketability of its obligations and could
adversely affect the values of Tax-Exempt Securities issued by others in that
state as well.

EVERGREEN CASH RESOURCE TRUST 1

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EVERGREEN

CRT Money Market Fund

FUND FACTS:

Goals:
. High Rate of Current Income
. Preservation of Capital
. Maintenance of Liquidity

Principal Investment:
. Money Market Instruments

Class of Shares Offered in this Prospectus:
. Class A

Investment Advisor:
. Mentor Investment Advisors, LLC

Dividend Payment Schedule:
Monthly
................................................................................

INVESTMENT GOAL

The Fund seeks as high a rate of current income as the investment advisor
believes is consistent with preservation of capital and maintenance of
liquidity.

INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The following supplements the investment strategies discussed in the "Overview
of Fund Risks" on page 1.

The Fund invests in a portfolio of high-quality money market instruments
consisting exclusively of:

. Bank Certificates of Deposit (CD's): negotiable certificates issued against
funds deposited in a commercial bank for a definite period of time and
earning a specified return.
. Bankers' Acceptances: negotiable drafts or bills of exchange, which have
been accepted by a bank, meaning, in effect, that the bank has
unconditionally agreed to pay the face value of the instrument on maturity.
. Prime Commercial Paper: high-grade, short-term obligations issued by banks,
corporations, and other issuers.
. Corporate Obligations: high-grade, short-term obligations other than prime
commercial paper.
. U.S. Government Securities: marketable securities issued or guaranteed as
to principal or interest by the U.S. Government or by its agencies or
instrumentalities.
. Repurchase Agreements: with respect to U.S. Treasury or U.S. Government
securities.

RISK FACTORS

Your investment in the Fund is subject to the risks discussed in the "Overview
of Fund Risks" on page 1, under the headings:

.Interest Rate Risk
.Credit Risk
.Foreign Investment Risk

For further information regarding the Fund's investment strategy and risk
factors, see "Other Fund Practices."

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EVERGREEN

PERFORMANCE

The following chart and table show how the Fund has performed in the past. Past
performance is not an indication of future results.

The chart below shows the percentage gain or loss for the Fund in each calendar
year since inception. It should provide you with some indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by giving you a general idea of how the Fund's return has
varied from year-to-year. This graph includes the effects of Fund expenses.

Year-by-Year Total Return for Class A shares(%)

[CHART APPEARS HERE]
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994 3.64%
1995 5.31%
1996 4.74%
1997 4.86%
1998 4.86%

Best Quarter: 2nd Quarter 1995 1.34%
Worst Quarter: 1st Quarter 1994 0.70%

Year to date return through 9/30/1999 is 3.25%.

The next table lists the Fund's average annual total return over the past one
year and five years and since inception (through 12/31/1998).

Average Annual Total Return
(for the period ended 12/31/1998)+

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Inception Performance
Date of Since
Class 1 year 5 year 10 year Inception

<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class A 12/20/1993 4.86% 4.68% N/A 4.67%
</TABLE>
+Actual for the fiscal year ended 7/31/1999.

To obtain current yield information call 1-800-869-6042.

EXPENSES

This section describes the fees and expenses you would pay if you bought and
held shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Shareholder Transaction Expenses Class A

<S> <C>
Maximum deferred sales charge (as None
a % of either the redemption
amount or initial investment,
whichever is lower)
</TABLE>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Management 12b-1 Other Total Fund
Fees Fees Expenses Operating Expenses

<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class A 0.17% 0.38% 0.30% 0.85%
</TABLE>

The table below shows the total expenses you would pay on a $10,000 investment
over one-, three-, five- and ten-year periods. The example is intended to help
you compare the cost of investing in this Fund versus other mutual funds and is
for illustration only. The example assumes a 5% average annual return and that
you reinvest all of your dividends. The example also assumes that the Fund's
operating expenses remain the same. Your actual costs may be higher or lower.

Example of Fund Expenses

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Class A
<S> <C>
After:
1 year $87
3 years $271
5 years $471
10 years $1,049
</TABLE>

EVERGREEN CASH RESOURCE TRUST 3
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EVERGREEN

U.S. Government Money Market Fund

FUND FACTS:

Goals:
. High Rate of Current Income
. Preservation of Capital
. Maintenance of Liquidity

Principal Investment:
. U.S. Government Securities

Classes of Shares Offered in this Prospectus:
. Class A
. Class B
. Class C
. Class Y

Investment Advisor:
. Mentor Investment Advisors, LLC

Dividend Payment Schedule:
Monthly
................................................................................

INVESTMENT GOAL

The Fund seeks as high a rate of current income as the investment advisor
believes is consistent with preservation of capital and maintenance of
liquidity.

INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The following supplements the investment strategies discussed in the "Overview
of Fund Risks" on page 1.

The Fund invests exclusively in U.S. Treasury bills, notes, and bonds, and
other obligations issued or guaranteed as to principal or interest by the U.S.
Government, its agencies, or instrumentalities, and in repurchase agreements
with respect to such obligations.

Certain of the obligations in which the Fund invests, including U.S. Treasury
bills, notes, and bonds, mortgage participation certificates issued or
guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association, and Federal Housing
Administration debentures, are supported by the full faith and credit of the
United States. Other U.S. Government securities issued by federal agencies or
government sponsored enterprises are not supported by the full faith and credit
of the United States. These securities include obligations supported by the
right of the issuer to borrow from the U.S. Treasury, such as obligations of
Federal Home Loan Banks, and obligations supported only by the credit of an
instrumentality, such as Federal National Mortgage Association bonds.

Short-term U.S. Government obligations generally are considered among the
safest short-term investments. Because of their added safety, the yields
available from U.S. Government obligations are generally lower than the yields
available from comparable corporate debt securities. The U.S. Government
guarantee of securities owned by the Fund does not guarantee the net asset
value of the Fund's shares, which the Fund seeks to maintain at $1.00 per
share.

RISK FACTORS

Your investment in the Fund is subject to the risks discussed in the "Overview
of Fund Risks" on page 1, under the headings:

.Interest Rate Risk
.Credit Risk

For further information regarding the Fund's investment strategy and risk
factors, see "Other Fund Practices."

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EVERGREEN

PERFORMANCE

The following chart and table show how the Fund has performed in the past. Past
performance is not an indication of future results.

The chart below shows the percentage gain or loss for Class A shares of the Fund
in each calendar year since inception. It should provide you with some
indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by giving you a general idea of
how the Fund's return has varied from year-to-year. The performance for the
Fund's Classes B, C and Y shares, if they had been outstanding during the
periods shown, would have been different from the performance of the Fund's
Class A shares due to differences in fees and expenses applicable to those
classes.

Year-by-Year Total Return for Class A Shares (%)

[CHART APPEARS HERE]
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994 3.53%
1995 5.14%
1996 4.59%
1997 4.84%
1998 4.77%

Best Quarter: 2nd Quarter 1995 1.29%
Worst Quarter: 1st Quarter 1994 0.63%

Year to date return through 9/30/1999 is 3.19%.

The next table lists the Fund's average annual total return by class over the
past one year and five years and since inception (through 12/31/1998),
including applicable sales charges.

Average Annual Total Return*
(for the period ended 12/31/1998)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Inception Performance
Date of Since
Class 1 year 5 year 10 year Inception

<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class A 12/20/1993 4.77% 4.57% N/A 4.56%
Class B 10/29/1999 0.23% 4.24% N/A 4.40%
Class C 10/29/1999 3.77% 4.57% N/A 4.56%
Class Y 10/29/1999 4.77% 4.57% N/A 4.56%
</TABLE>

*Historical performance shown for Classes B, C and Y prior to their inception is
based on the performance of Class A, the original class offered. These
historical returns for Classes B, C and Y have not been adjusted to reflect the
effect of each class' 12b-1 fees. These fees for Class A are 0.38%, for Class B
are 1.00% and for Class C are 1.00%. Class Y does not pay a 12b-1 fee. If these
fees had been reflected, returns for Classes B and C would have been lower
while returns for Class Y would have been higher.

To obtain current yield information call 1-800-869-6042.

EXPENSES

This section describes the fees and expenses you would pay if you bought and
held shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Shareholder
Transaction
Expenses Class A Class B Class C Class Y

<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Maximum deferred None 5.00% 1.00% None
sales charge (as
a % of either
the redemption
amount or
initial
investment,
whichever is
lower)
</TABLE>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Management 12b-1 Other Total Fund
Fees Fees Expenses Operating Expenses

<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class A 0.18% 0.38% 0.26% 0.82%+
Class B 0.18% 1.00% 0.26% 1.44%++
Class C 0.18% 1.00% 0.26% 1.44%++
Class Y 0.18% N/A 0.26% 0.44%++
</TABLE>
+Actual for the fiscal year ended 7/31/1999.
++Estimated for the fiscal year ending 7/31/2000.

Example of Fund Expenses

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Assuming Redemption at Assuming
End of Period No Redemption
Class A Class B Class C Class Y Class B Class C
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
After:
1 year $84 $647 $247 $45 $147 $147
3 years $262 $756 $456 $141 $456 $456
5 years $455 $987 $787 $246 $787 $787
10 years $1,014 $1,477 $1,724 $555 $1,477 $1,724
</TABLE>

EVERGREEN CASH RESOURCE TRUST 5
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EVERGREEN

CRT Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

FUND FACTS:

Goals:
. High Rate of Current Income Exempt from Federal Income Tax
. Preservation of Capital
. Maintenance of Liquidity

Principal Investment:
. Tax-Exempt Securities

Class of Shares Offered in this Prospectus:
. Class A

Investment Advisor:
. Mentor Investment Advisors, LLC

Dividend Payment Schedule:
Monthly
................................................................................

INVESTMENT GOAL

The Fund seeks as high a rate of current income exempt from federal income tax
as investment advisor believes is consistent with preservation of capital and
maintenance of liquidity.

INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The following supplements the investment strategies discussed in the "Overview
of Fund Risks" on page 1.

The Fund invests, as a fundamental policy, at least 80% of its net assets in
Tax-Exempt Securities, which are debt obligations issued by a state, the
District of Columbia, a U.S. territory or possession, or any of their political
subdivisions, the interest from which is exempt from federal income tax. The
Fund may invest the remainder of its assets in investments of any kind in which
any of the other Funds may invest.

RISK FACTORS

Your investment in the Fund is subject to the risks discussed in the "Overview
of Fund Risks" on page 1, under the headings:

.Interest Rate Risk
.Credit Risk
.Governmental Issuer Risk

For further information regarding the Fund's investment strategy and risk
factors, see "Other Fund Practices."

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EVERGREEN

PERFORMANCE

The following chart and table show how the Fund has performed in the past. Past
performance is not an indication of future results.

Year-by-Year Total Return for Class A shares (%)

[CHART APPEARS HERE]

1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994 2.23%
1995 3.23%
1996 2.79%
1997 3.00%
1998 2.88%

Best Quarter: 2nd Quarter 1995 0.85%
Worst Quarter: 1st Quarter 1994 0.43%

Year to date return through 9/30/1999 is 1.87%.

The next table lists the Fund's average annual total return over the past one
year and five years, including applicable sales charges.

Average Annual Total Return
(for the period ended 12/31/1998)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Inception Performance
Date of Since
Class 1 year 5 year 10 year Inception

<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class A 12/20/1993 2.88% 2.82% N/A 2.82%
</TABLE>

To obtain current yield information call 1-800-869-6042.

EXPENSES

This section describes the fees and expenses you would pay if you bought and
held shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Shareholder Transaction Expenses Class A

<S> <C>
Maximum deferred sales charge (as None
a % of either the redemption
amount or initial investment,
whichever is lower)
</TABLE>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Management 12b-1 Other Total Fund
Fees Fees Expenses Operating Expenses

<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class A 0.21% 0.33% .19% 0.73%
</TABLE>

Example of Fund Expenses

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Class A
<S> <C>
After:
1 year $75
3 years $233
5 years $406
10 years $906
</TABLE>
EVERGREEN CASH RESOURCE TRUST 7

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EVERGREEN

CRT California Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

FUND FACTS:

Goals:
. High Rate of Current Income Exempt from Federal and State Income Tax
. Preservation of Capital
. Maintenance of Liquidity

Principal Investment:
. California Tax-Exempt Securities

Class of Shares Offered in this Prospectus:
. Class A

Investment Advisor:
. Mentor Investment Advisors, LLC

Dividend Payment Schedule:
Monthly
................................................................................

INVESTMENT GOAL

The Fund seeks as high a rate of current income exempt from federal income tax
and California personal income tax as the investment advisor believes is
consistent with preservation of capital and maintenance of liquidity.

INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The following supplements the investment strategies discussed in the "Overview
of Fund Risks" on page 1.

The Fund will normally invest, as a fundamental policy, at least 80% of its
assets in California Tax-Exempt Securities, which are debt obligations issued
by the State of California, or any of its political subdivisions, or its
agencies, instrumentalities, or other governmental units (such as U.S.
territories), the interest from which is, in the opinion of bond counsel,
exempt from federal income tax and California personal income tax. The Fund may
invest the remainder of its assets in investments of any kind described under
"Selection of Investments" on page 21.

RISK FACTORS

Your investment in the Fund is subject to the risks discussed in the "Overview
of Fund Risks" on page 1, under the headings:

.Interest Rate Risk
.Credit Risk
.Concentration Risk
.Governmental Issuer Risk

The performance of the California Municipal Bond Fund is influenced by the
political, economic and statutory environment within the State. The Fund invests
in obligations of California issuers, which results in the Fund's performance
being subject to risks associated with the most current conditions within the
State. Some of these conditions may include the uncertainty of the Asian
economic crisis on the State's revenues and the impact of the 1996 federal
welfare reform law as immigration increases. These and other factors may cause
rating agencies to downgrade the credit ratings on certain issues.

Distributions of capital gains and other taxable income will be subject to
California personal income tax at the rates applicable to ordinary income.
Corporations subject to the California franchise tax are taxable on all
distributions of income from the Fund.

For further information regarding the Fund's investment strategy and risk
factors, see "Other Fund Practices."

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EVERGREEN

PERFORMANCE

The following chart and table show how the Fund has performed in the past. Past
performance is not an indication of future results.

The chart below shows the percentage gain or loss for the Fund in each calendar
year since inception. It should provide you with som indication of the risks of
investing in the Fund by giving you a general idea of how the Fund's return has
varied from year-to-year. This graph includes the effects of Fund expenses.

Year-by-Year Total Return for Class A shares (%)

[CHART APPEARS HERE]
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997 2.81
1998 2.50

Best Quarter: 4th Quarter 1997 0.78%
Worst Quarter: 1st Quarter 1997 0.66%

Year to date return through 9/30/1999 is 1.65%.

The next table lists the Fund's average annual total return over the past year
and since inception (through 12/31/1998), including applicable sales charges.

Average Annual Total Return
(for the period ended 12/31/1998)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Inception Performance
Date of Since
Class 1 year 5 year 10 year Inception

<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class A 12/9/1996 2.50% N/A N/A 2.65%
</TABLE>

To obtain current yield information call 1-800-869-6042.

EXPENSES

This section describes the fees and expenses you would pay if you bought and
held shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Shareholder Transaction Expenses Class A

<S> <C>
Maximum deferred sales charge (as None
a % of either the redemption
amount or initial investment,
whichever is lower)
</TABLE>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)+

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Management 12b-1 Other Total Fund
Fees Fees Expenses Operating Expenses

<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class A 0.22% 0.33% 0.23% 0.78%
</TABLE>

+Actual for the fiscal year ended 7/31/1999.

Example of Fund Expenses

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Class A
<S> <C>
After:
1 year $80
3 years $249
5 years $433
10 years $966
</TABLE>

EVERGREEN CASH RESOURCE TRUST 9
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EVERGREEN

CRT New York Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund

FUND FACTS:

Goals:
. High Rate of Current Income Exempt from Federal and State Income Tax
. Preservation of Capital
. Maintenance of Liquidity

Principal Investment:
. New York Tax-Exempt Securities

Class of Shares Offered in this Prospectus:
. Class A

Investment Advisor:
. Mentor Investment Advisors, LLC

Dividend Payment Schedule:
Monthly
................................................................................

INVESTMENT GOAL

The Fund seeks as high a rate of current income exempt from federal income tax
and New York State and City personal income taxes as the investment advisor
believes is consistent with preservation of capital and maintenance of
liquidity.

INVESTMENT STRATEGY

The following supplements the investment strategies discussed in the "Overview
of Fund Risks" on page 1.

The Fund will normally invest, as a fundamental policy, at least 80% of its
assets in New York Tax-Exempt Securities, which are debt obligations issued by
the State of New York, or any of its political subdivisions, or its agencies,
instrumentalities, or other governmental units (such as U.S. territories), the
interest from which is, in the opinion of bond counsel, exempt from federal
income tax and New York State and City personal income taxes. The Fund may
invest the remainder of its assets in investments of any kind described under
"Selection of Investments" on page 21.

RISK FACTORS

Your investment in the Fund is subject to the risks discussed in the "Overview
of Fund Risks" on page 1, under the headings:

.Interest Rate Risk
.Credit Risk
.Concentration Risk
.Governmental Issuer Risk

The performance of the New York Municipal Bond Fund is influenced by the
political, economic and statutory environment within the State. The Fund invests
in obligations of New York issuers, which results in the Fund's performance
being subject to risks associated with the most current conditions within the
State. Some of these conditions may include significant cutbacks in recent years
in the computer and instrument manufacturing, utility, defense and banking
industries, hindering employment growth and the State's slow recovery from the
recession of early 1990s, as well as other factors which may cause rating
agencies to downgrade the credit ratings on certain issues.

Distributions of capital gains and other taxable income will be subject to tax
under the personal income taxes of New York State, New York City and other New
York municipalities. Corporations subject to the New York State corporation
franchise tax or the New York City general corporation tax will generally be
subject to tax on all distributions of income from the Fund.

For further information regarding the Fund's investment strategy and risk
factors, see "Other Fund Practices."

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EVERGREEN

PERFORMANCE

The following chart and table show how the Fund has performed in the past. Past
performance is not an indication of future results.

Year-by-Year Total Return for Class A shares (%)

[CHART APPEARS HERE]

1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997 2.80
1998 2.65

Best Quarter: 2nd Quarter 1997 0.74%
Worst Quarter: 4th Quarter 1998 0.60%

Year to date return through 9/30/1999 is 1.78%.

The next table lists the Fund's average annual total return over the past year
and since inception (through 12/31/1998), including applicable sales charges.

Average Annual Total Return
(for the period ended 12/31/1998)+

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Inception Performance
Date of Since
Class 1 year 5 year 10 year Inception

<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class A 12/9/1996 2.65% N/A N/A 2.73%
</TABLE>
+Actual for the fiscal year ended 7/31/1999.

To obtain current yield information call 1-800-869-6042.

EXPENSES

This section describes the fees and expenses you would pay if you bought and
held shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees (fees paid directly from your investment)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Shareholder Transaction Expenses Class A

<S> <C>
Maximum deferred sales charge (as None
a % of either the redemption
amount or initial investment,
whichever is lower)
</TABLE>

Annual Fund Operating Expenses (expenses that are deducted from Fund assets)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Management 12b-1 Other Total Fund
Fees Fees Expenses Operating Expenses

<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class A .22% .38% .20% .80%
</TABLE>

Example of Fund Expenses

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Class A
<S> <C>
After:
1 year $82
3 years $255
5 years $444
10 years $990
</TABLE>

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EVERGREEN

THE FUNDS' INVESTMENT ADVISORS

The Trustees are responsible for generally overseeing the conduct of the
Trust's business. Mentor Investment Advisors, located at 901 East Byrd Street,
Richmond, Virginia 23219, serves as investment advisor to each of the Funds,
providing investment advisory services and advising and assisting the officers
of the Trust in taking such steps as are necessary or appropriate to carry out
the decisions of the Trustees. Subject to such policies as the Trustees may
determine, Mentor Advisors furnishes a continuing investment program for the
Funds and makes investment decisions on their behalf.

Mentor Advisors has over $13 billion in assets under management and is a wholly
owned subsidiary of Mentor Investment Group, LLC ("Mentor Investment Group"),
and its affiliates. Mentor Investment Group is wholly owned subsidiary of First
Union Corp. ("First Union"). First Union is a leading financial services
company with over $234 billion in consolidated assets as of 9/30/1999.

For the fiscal year ended July 31, 1999, advisory fees paid to Mentor
Investment Advisors by each Fund were as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
% of the
Fund's
average
daily net
Fund assets
<S> <C>
Evergreen CRT Money Market Fund 0.17%
Evergreen U.S. Government Money
Market Fund 0.18%
Evergreen CRT Tax-Exempt Money
Market Fund 0.21%
Evergreen CRT California Tax-
Exempt Money Market Fund 0.22%
Evergreen CRT New York Tax-Exempt
Money Market Fund 0.22%
</TABLE>

Year 2000 Compliance
The Funds receive services from a number of providers which rely on the smooth
functioning of their respective systems and the systems of others to perform
those services. It is generally recognized that certain systems in use today may
not perform their intended functions adequately after the Year 1999 because of
the inability of the software to distinguish the Year 2000 from the Year 1900.
The investment advisor and other service providers for the Evergreen Funds have
given representation of readiness and are continuing to take steps to address
any potential Year 2000-related computer problems. However, there is some risk
that these problems could disrupt the Fund's operations or financial markets
generally. In addition, issuers of securities, especially foreign issuers, in
which the Funds invest may be adversely affected by Year 2000 problems. Such
problems could negatively impact the value of the Funds securities.

HOW TO BUY SHARES

Class A
The Trust offers Class A Shares of the Funds continuously at a price of $1.00
per share. The Trust determines the net asset value of each Fund twice each
day, as of 12:00 noon and as of the close of regular trading on the Exchange.
Class A Shares of each Fund are sold at net asset value through a number of
selected financial institutions, such as investment dealers and banks (each, a
"Financial Institution").

Class B (U.S. Government Money Market Fund Only)
If you select Class B shares, you do not pay a front-end sales charge, so the
entire amount of your purchase is invested in the Fund. However, your shares
are subject to an additional expense, known as the 12b-1 fee. In addition, you
may pay a deferred sales charge if you redeem your shares within six years
after the month of purchase. The amount of the deferred sales charge depends on
the length of time the shares are held, as shown below:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Contingent Deferred
Time Held Sales Charge
<S> <C>
Month of Purchase +
First 12 Month Period 5.00%
Month of Purchase +
Second 12 Month Period 4.00%
Month of Purchase +
Third 12 Month Period 3.00%
Month of Purchase +
Fourth 12 Month Period 3.00%
Month of Purchase +
Fifth 12 Month Period 2.00%
Month of Purchase +
Sixth 12 Month Period 1.00%
Thereafter 0%
After 7 Years Converts to Class A
Dealer Allowance 4.00%
</TABLE>

The deferred sales charge percentage is applied to the value of the shares when
purchased or when redeemed, whichever is less. No deferred sales charge is paid
on shares purchased through dividend or capital gain reinvestments or on any
gain in the value of your shares.

Class C (U.S. Government Money Market Fund Only)
Class C shares of the Evergreen U.S. Government Money Market Fund are only
offered through broker-dealers who have special distribution agreements with
the Fund's distributor, Evergreen Distributors, Inc., ("EDI").

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Class C shares of the Evergreen U.S. Government Money Market Fund are similar
to Class B shares, except the deferred sales charge is less and only applies if
shares are redeemed within the first year after the month of purchase. Also,
these shares do not convert to Class A shares and so the higher 12b-1 fee
continues for the life of the account.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Time Held Deferred Sales Charge
<S> <C>
Month of Purchase +
Less Than 1 Year 1.00%
Month of Purchase + 1
Year or More 0%
</TABLE>

Waiver of Class B or Class C
Deferred Sales Charges
You will not be assessed a
deferred sales charge for
Class B or Class C shares if
you redeem shares in the
following situations:
. When the shares were
purchased through
reinvestment of
dividends/capital gains
. Death or disability
. Lump-sum distribution from
a 401(k) plan or other
benefit plan qualified
under ERISA
. Automatic IRA withdrawals
if your age is at least 59
1/2
. Automatic withdrawals of
up to 1.0% of the account
balance per month
. Loan proceeds and
financial hardship
distributions from a
retirement plan
. Returns of excess
contributions or excess
deferral amounts made to a
retirement plan
participant

Class Y (U.S. Government Money Market Fund Only)
The Evergreen U.S. Government Money Market Fund offers Class Y shares at net
asset value without deferred sales charge or 12b-1 fees. Class Y shares are only
offered to persons who owned shares in a Fund advised by Evergreen Asset
Management Corp. on or before December 31, 1994; certain institutional
investors; and clients of an investment advisor of an Evergreen Fund (or the
advisor's affiliates).

General Information

Because each Fund seeks to be fully invested at all times, investments must be
in same day funds to be accepted. Investments which are accepted at or before
12:00 noon will be invested at the net asset value determined at that time;
investments accepted after 12:00 noon will receive the net asset value
determined at the close of regular trading on the Exchange. "Same Day Funds"
are funds credited by the applicable regional Federal Reserve Bank to the
account of the Trust at its designated bank. When payment in Same Day Funds is
available to the Trust, the Trust will accept the order to purchase shares at
the net asset value next determined.

If you are considering redeeming shares or transferring shares to another
person shortly after purchase, you should pay for those shares with wired Same
Day Funds or a certified check to avoid any delay in redemption or transfer.
Otherwise, the Trust may delay payment for shares until the purchase price of
those shares has been collected which may be up to 15 calendar days after the
purchase date.

The Funds may refuse any order to buy shares.

For more information on how to purchase shares of the Funds, contact your
Financial Institution or Evergreen Service Company ("ESC"), 200 Berkeley Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02116. ESC's telephone number is 1-800-343-2898.

There is presently no maximum or minimum share ownership requirement, but the
Trustees may establish either at any time, which could apply to both present
and future shareholders.

HOW TO REDEEM SHARES

You can redeem your Fund shares through your Financial Institution any day the
Exchange is open, or you may redeem your shares by check or by mail. Redemption
will be effected at the net asset value per share of the Fund next determined
after receipt of the redemption request in good order. The Trust must receive
your properly completed purchase documentation before you may sell shares.

Selling Shares Through Your Financial Institution
You may redeem your shares through your Financial Institution. Your Financial
Institution is responsible for delivering your redemption request and all
necessary documentation to the Trust, and may charge you for its services
(including, for example, charges relating to the wiring of funds). Your
Financial Institution may accept your redemption instructions by telephone.
Consult your Financial Institution.

Selling Shares By Check
If you would like the ability to write checks against your investment in a
Fund, you should provide the necessary documentation to your Financial
Institution and complete the signature card which you may obtain by calling
your Financial Institution or your Fund. When a Fund receives

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EVERGREEN

your properly completed documentation and card, you will receive checks drawn
on your Fund account and payable through the Fund's designated bank. These
checks may be made payable to the order of any person. You will continue to
earn dividends until the check clears. When a check is presented for payment, a
sufficient number of full and fractional shares of the Fund in your account
will be redeemed to cover the amount of the check. Your Financial Institution
may limit the availability of the check-writing privilege or assess certain
fees in connection with the checkwriting privilege.

Shareholders using Trust checks are subject to the Trust's designated bank's
rules governing checking accounts. There is currently no charge to the
shareholder for the use of checks, although one may be imposed in the future.
Shareholders would be notified in advance of the imposition of any such charge.
(In addition, if you deplete your original check supply, there may be a charge
to order additional checks.) You should make sure that there are sufficient
shares in your account to cover the amount of the check drawn. If there is an
insufficient number of shares in the account, the check will be dishonored and
returned, and no shares will be redeemed. Because dividends declared on shares
held in your account and prior withdrawals may cause the value of your account
to change, it is impossible to determine in advance your account's total value.
Accordingly, you should not write a check for the entire value of your account
or close your account by writing a check. A shareholder may revoke check-
writing authorization by written notice to ESC.

Selling Shares By Mail
You may also sell shares of a Fund by sending a written withdrawal request to
your Financial Institution. You must sign the withdrawal request and include a
stock power with signature(s) guaranteed by a bank, broker/dealer, or certain
other financial institutions.

A Fund generally sends you payment for your shares the business day after your
request is received in good order. Under unusual circumstances, a Fund may
suspend repurchases, or postpone payment for more than seven days, as permitted
by federal securities law.

HOW TO EXCHANGE SHARES

You can exchange your shares in any Fund for shares of any other Fund in the
Trust at net asset value, except as described below. If you request an exchange
through your Financial Institution, your Financial Institution will be
responsible for forwarding the necessary documentation to ESC. Exchange
Authorization Forms are available from your Financial Institution or ESC. For
federal income tax purposes, an exchange is treated as a sale of shares and may
result in a capital gain or loss. The Trust reserves the right to change or
suspend the exchange privilege at any time. Shareholders would be notified of
any change or suspension. Consult your Financial Institution or ESC before
requesting an exchange.

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Financial Institutions provide varying arrangements for their clients with
respect to the purchase and redemption of Trust shares and the confirmation
thereof and may arrange with their clients for other investment or
administrative services. When you effect transactions with a Fund (including
among other things the purchase, redemption, or exchange of Fund shares)
through a Financial Institution, the Financial Institution, and not the Fund,
will be responsible for taking all steps, and furnishing all necessary
documentation, to effect such transactions. Financial Institutions have the
responsibility to deliver purchase and redemption requests to a Fund promptly.
Some Financial Institutions may establish minimum investment requirements with
respect to a Fund. They may also establish and charge fees and other amounts to
their client for their services. Certain privileges, such as the check writing
privilege or reinvestment options, may not be available through certain
Financial Institutions or they may be available only under certain conditions.
If your Financial Institution holds your investment in a Fund in its own name,
then your Financial Institution will be the shareholder of record in respect of
that investment; your ability to take advantage of any investment options or
services of the Fund will depend on whether, and to what extent, your Financial
Institution is willing to take advantage of them on your behalf. Financial
Institutions, including First Union Securities, an affiliate of Mentor
Advisors, may charge fees to or impose restrictions on your shareholder
account. Consult your Financial Institution for information about any fees or
restrictions or for further information concerning its services.

DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS

The Trust determines the net income of each Fund as of the close of regular
trading on the New York Stock

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EVERGREEN

Exchange (the "Exchange") each day the Exchange is open. Each determination of
a Fund's net income includes (i) all accrued interest on the Fund's
investments, (ii) plus or minus all realized and unrealized gains and losses on
the Fund's investments, (iii) less all accrued expenses of the Fund. Each
Fund's investments are valued at amortized cost according to Securities and
Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7. A Fund will not normally have unrealized gains
or losses so long as it values its investments by the amortized cost method.

Daily Dividends
Each Fund declares all of its net income as a distribution on each day it is
open for business, as a dividend to shareholders of record immediately prior to
the close of regular trading on the Exchange. Shareholders whose purchase of
shares of a Fund is accepted at or before 12:00 noon on any day will receive
the dividend declared by the Fund for that day; shareholders who purchase
shares after 12:00 noon will begin earning dividends on the next business day
after the Fund accepts their order. A Fund's net income for Saturdays, Sundays,
and holidays is declared as a dividend on the preceding business day. Dividends
for the immediately preceding month will be paid on the fifteenth day of each
calendar month (or, if that day is not a business day, on the next business
day), except that a Fund's schedule for payment of dividends during the month
of December may be adjusted to assist in tax reporting and distribution
requirements. A shareholder who withdraws the entire balance of an account at
any time during a month will be paid all dividends declared through the time of
the withdrawal. Since the net income of each Fund is declared as a dividend
each time it is determined, the net asset value per share of each Fund normally
remains at $1 per share immediately after each determination and dividend
declaration.

You can choose from two distribution options: (1) automatically reinvest all
distributions from a Fund in additional Class A shares of that Fund; or (2)
receive all distributions in cash. If you wish to change your distribution
option, you should contact your Financial Institution, who will be responsible
for forwarding the necessary instructions to ESC. If you do not select an option
when you open your account, all distributions will be reinvested. You will
receive a statement confirming reinvestment of distributions in additional
shares of a Fund promptly following the month in which the reinvestment occurs.

THE TAX CONSEQUENCES OF INVESTING IN THE FUNDS

Federal Taxes
Each Fund intends to qualify as a "regulated investment company" for federal
income tax purposes and to meet all other requirements that are necessary for
it to be relieved of federal income taxes on income (and gains, if any) it
distributes to shareholders. Each Fund will distribute substantially all of its
net ordinary income (and net capital gains, if any) on a current basis.

Dividends paid by a Tax-Exempt Fund that are derived from exempt-interest
income (known as "exempt-interest dividends") and that are designated as such
may be treated by the Fund's shareholders as items of interest excludable from
their federal gross income. (Shareholders should consult their own tax adviser
with respect to whether exempt-interest dividends would be excludable from
gross income if the shareholder were treated as a "substantial user" of
facilities financed by an obligation held by a Tax-Exempt Fund or a "related
person" to such a user under the Internal Revenue Code.) If a shareholder
receives an exempt-interest dividend with respect to any share held for six
months or less, any loss on the sale or exchange of that share will be
disallowed to the extent of the amount of the exempt-interest dividend. To the
extent dividends paid to shareholders are derived from taxable income (for
example, from interest on certificates of deposit) or from gains, such
dividends will be subject to federal income tax, whether they are paid in the
form of cash or additional shares.

If a Tax-Exempt Fund holds certain "private activity bonds" ("industrial
development bonds" under prior law), dividends derived from interest on such
obligations will be classified as an item of tax preference which could subject
certain shareholders to alternative minimum tax liability. Corporate
shareholders must also take all exempt-interest dividends into account in
determining "adjusted current earnings" for purposes of calculating their
alternative minimum tax liability.

Shareholders receiving Social Security benefits or Railroad Retirement Act
benefits should note that all exempt-interest dividends will be taken into
account in determining the taxability of such benefits. Early in each year your
Fund will notify you of the amount and tax status of distributions paid to you
by the Fund for the preceding year.

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EVERGREEN

Sharehoders receiving Social Security benefits or Railroad Retirement Act
benefits should note that all exempt-interest dividends will be taken into
account in determining the taxability of such benefits. Early in each year your
Fund will notify you of the amount and tax status of distributions paid to you
by the Fund for the preceding year.

State Taxes (California Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund)
To the extent exempt-interest dividends are derived from interest on California
Tax-Exempt Securities, such distributions will be exempt from California
personal income tax (but not from California franchise and corporate income
tax). For California tax purposes, distributions derived from investments in
other than (i) California Tax-Exempt Securities and (ii) obligations of the
United States (or other obligations) which pay interest exempt from California
personal income taxation when held by an individual will be taxable as ordinary
income or as long-term capital gain, whether paid in cash or reinvested in
additional shares. Interest derived from California Tax-Exempt Securities is
not subject to the California alternative minimum tax on individuals, and
California personal income tax does not apply to any portion of Social Security
or railroad retirement benefits. Interest on indebtedness incurred or continued
to purchase or carry the Fund's shares generally will not be deductible for
California personal income tax purposes. An investment in the Fund may result
in liability for state and/or local taxes for shareholders subject to tax by
states other than California.

State Taxes (New York Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund)
To the extent exempt-interest dividends are derived from interest on New York
Tax-Exempt Securities, such distributions will be exempt from New York State
and New York City personal income taxes. However, an investment in the Fund may
result in liability for state and/or local taxes for individual shareholders
subject to taxation by states other than New York State or cities other than
New York City, because the exemption from New York State and New York City
personal income taxes does not prevent such other jurisdictions from taxing
individual shareholders on dividends received from the Fund. In addition,
distributions derived from interest on tax-exempt securities other than New
York Tax Exempt Securities will be treated as taxable ordinary income for
purposes of the New York State and New York City personal income taxes.

Exempt-interest dividends, including those derived from New York Tax-Exempt
Securities, are included in a corporation's net investment income for purposes
of calculating such corporation's New York State corporate franchise tax and
New York City general corporation tax and will be subject to such taxes to the
extent that a corporation's net investment income is allocated to New York
State and/or New York City.

All or a portion of interest on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase
or carry the Fund's shares generally will not be deductible for New York State
and New York City personal income tax purposes.

For New York State and City personal income tax purposes, distributions of net
long-term gains will be taxable at the same rates as ordinary income.

General
The foregoing is a summary of certain federal, California, and New York State
and New York City income tax consequences of investing in the Funds. You should
consult your tax adviser to determine the precise effect of an investment in
each Fund on your particular tax situation.

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FEES AND EXPENSES OF THE FUNDS

Management Fee
The management fee pays for the normal expenses of managing the fund, including
portfolio manager salaries, research costs, corporate overhead expenses and
related expenses.

12b-1 Fees
The Trustees of the Cash Resource Trust have approved a policy to assess
12b-1 fees for Classes A, B and C shares. These fees increase the cost of your
investment. The purpose of the 12b-1 fees is to promote the sale of more shares
of the Funds to the public. The Funds might use these fees for advertising and
marketing and as a "service fee" to the broker-dealer for additional
shareholder services.

Other Expenses
The Funds pay all expenses not assumed by Mentor Advisors, including Trustees'
fees, auditing, legal, custodial, investor servicing, and shareholder reporting
expenses, and payments under their Distribution Plans. General expenses of the
Trust will be charged to the assets of each Fund on a basis that the Trustees
deem fair and equitable, which may be based on the relative assets of each Fund
or the nature of the services performed and relative applicability to each
Fund. Expenses directly charged or attributable to a Fund will be paid from the
assets of that Fund.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

The financial highlights presented below for the Funds have been derived from
the Funds' Financial Statements which have been audited by KPMG LLP, independent
auditor. The report of KPMG LLP is incorporated by reference into the Statement
of Additional Information, which may be obtained in the manner described on the
back cover page of this Prospectus. Each of the CRT Money Market Fund, U.S.
Government Money Market Fund, and CRT Tax-Exempt Money Market Funds
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CALIFORNIA TAX-EXEMPT MONEY MARKET FUND

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Period
Year Ended July Ended
31, July
--------------- 31,
1999 1998 1997(a)
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Per Share Operating
Performance

Net asset value,
beginning of period $1.000 $1.000 $1.000

Income from investment
operations

Net investment income 0.022 0.027 0.017

Distributions

Net investment income (0.022) (0.027) (0.017)
------- -------

Net assets value, end of
period $1.000 $1.000 $1.000
------- -------

Total return 2.22% 2.74% 1.76%

Ratios/Supplemental Data

Net assets, end of
period (thousands) $105,897 $95,698 $89,432

Ratio of expenses to
average net assets 0.78% 0.75% 0.75%*

Ratio of net investment
income to average net
assets 2.24% 2.70% 2.70%*

</TABLE>
*Annualized.
(a)For the period from December 9, 1996 (commencement of operations) to July
31, 1997.
#Includes net realized capital gains (losses) which were less than $0.001 per
share.

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

NEW YORK TAX-EXEMPT MONEY MARKET FUND

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Period
Year Ended Ended
July 31, July
-------------- 31,
1999 1998 1997(a)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Per Share Operating Performance
Net asset value, beginning of period $1.000 $1.000 $1.000
Income from investment operations
Net investment income 0.024 0.027 0.018
Distributions
Net investment income (0.024)(0.027) (0.018)
------- -------
Net assets value, end of period $1.000 $1.000 $1.000
------- -------
Total return 2.44% 2.76% 1.77%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of period (thousands) $20,642 $15,290 $12,071
Ratio of expenses to average net assets 0.80% 0.80% 0.80%*
Ratio of net investment income to average net assets 2.32% 2.72% 2.77%*
</TABLE>
*Annualized.
(a)For the period from December 9, 1996 (commencement of operations) to July
31, 1997.
#Includes net realized capital gains (losses) which were less than $0.001 per
share.

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began operations on December 20, 1993; each of the CRT California
Tax-Exempt Money Market and CRT New York Tax-Exempt Money Market Funds commenced
operations on December 9, 1996. See "Financial Statements" in the Funds'
Statement of Additional Information. During the periods shown, only Class A
Shares of the Funds were outstanding.

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

MONEY MARKET FUND

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended July 31,
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$1.000 $1.000 $1.000 $1.000 $1.000
0.044 0.048 0.047# 0.050 0.050#
(0.044) (0.048) (0.047) (0.050) (0.050)#
---------- ---------- -------- --------
........................................
$1.000 $1.000 $1.000 $1.000 $1.000
---------- ---------- -------- --------
........................................
4.49% 4.95% 4.77% 4.91% 4.97%
........................................
........................................
$4,848,971 $3,817,705 $2,941,605 $646,500 $422,657
........................................
0.85% 0.84% 0.86% 0.82% 0.82%
........................................
4.35% 4.84% 4.67% 4.77% 4.96%
........................................
</TABLE>
*Annualized.
(a)For the period from December 9, 1996 (commencement of operations) to July
31, 1997.
#Includes net realized capital gains (losses) which were less than $0.001 per
share.

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

TAX-EXEMPT MONEY MARKET FUND

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended July 31,
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$1.00 $1.000 $1.000 $1.000 $1.000
0.026 0.029 0.029 0.030 0.030#
(0.026) (0.029) (0.029) (0.030) (0.030)
-------- -------- -------- --------
........................................
$1.000 $1.000 $1.000 $1.000 $1.000
-------- -------- -------- --------
........................................
2.63% 2.96% 2.91% 2.90% 3.05%
........................................
........................................
$832,080 $815,057 $743,614 $290,891 $266.895
........................................
0.73% 0.71% 0.71% 0.76% 0.72%
........................................
2.53% 2.91% 2.88% 2.85% 3.01%
........................................
</TABLE>
*Annualized.
(a)For the period from December 9, 1996 (commencement of operations) to July
31, 1997.
#Includes net realized capital gains (losses) which were less than $0.001 per
share.

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

U.S. GOVERNMENT MONEY MARKET FUND

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Year Ended July 31,
----------------------------------------------------------
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Per Share Operating
Performance
Net asset value,
beginning of period $1.000 $1.000 $1.000 $1.000 $1.000
Income from investment
operations
Net investment income 0.043 0.048 0.046# 0.050 0.050#
Distributions
Net investment income (0.043) (0.048)# (0.046) (0.050) (0.050)
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Net asset value, end of
period $1.000 $1.000 $1.000 $1.000 $1.000
---------- ---------- ---------- ----------
Total return 4.28% 4.92% 4.72% 4.74% 4.82%
Ratios/Supplemental Data
Net assets, end of
period (thousands) $3,576,798 $3,162,377 $2,918,711 $1,402,397 $1,216,690
Ratio of expenses to
average net assets 0.82% 0.81% 0.81% 0.93% 0.88%
Ratio of net investment
income to average net
assets 4.27% 4.80% 4.63% 4.63% 4.75%
</TABLE>
# Includes net realized capital gains (losses) which were less than $0.001 per
share.

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OTHER FUND PRACTICES

Tax-Exempt Securities
The Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund, the California Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund
and the New York Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund will invest in only the following
types of Tax-Exempt Securities: (i) municipal notes; (ii) municipal bonds;
(iii) municipal securities backed by the U.S. Government or any of its agencies
or instrumentalities; (iv) tax-exempt commercial paper; (v) participation
interests in any of the foregoing; and (vi) unrated securities or new types of
tax-exempt instruments which become available in the future if Mentor Advisors
determines they meet the quality standards discussed below (collectively, "Tax-
Exempt Securities"). (In the case of any such new types of tax-exempt
instruments, this Prospectus would be revised as may be appropriate to describe
such instruments.) In connection with the purchase of Tax-Exempt Securities,
the Funds may acquire stand-by commitments, which give the Funds the right to
resell the security to the dealer at a specified price. Stand-by commitments
may provide additional liquidity for the Funds but are subject to the risk that
the dealer may fail to meet its obligations. The Funds do not generally expect
to pay additional consideration for stand-by commitments or to assign any value
to them.

Tax-Exempt Securities are debt obligations issued by a state (including the
District of Columbia), a U.S. territory or possession, or any of their
political subdivisions, the interest from which is, in the opinion of bond
counsel, exempt from federal income tax. These securities are issued to obtain
funds for various public purposes, such as the construction of public
facilities, the payment of general operating expenses, or the refunding of
outstanding debts. They may also be issued to finance various private
activities, including the lending of funds to public or private institutions
for the construction of housing, educational, or medical facilities and may
also include certain types of private activity and industrial development bonds
issued by public authorities to finance privately owned or operated facilities.
Short-term Tax-Exempt Securities are generally issued as interim financing in
anticipation of tax collections, revenue receipts, or bond sales to finance
various public purposes.

The two principal classifications of Tax-Exempt Securities are general
obligation and special obligation (or revenue) securities. General obligation
securities involve the credit of an issuer possessing taxing power and are
payable from the issuer's general unrestricted revenues. Their payment may
depend on an appropriation by the issuer's legislative body. The
characteristics and methods of enforcement of general obligation securities
vary according to the law applicable to the particular issuer. Special
obligation securities are payable only from the revenues derived from a
particular facility or class of facilities, or a specific revenue source, and
generally are not payable from the unrestricted revenues of the issuer.
Industrial development and private activity bonds are in most cases special
obligation securities, the credit quality of which is directly related to the
private user of a facility.

For purposes of the Funds' policy to invest at least 80% of its net assets in
Tax-Exempt Securities, the Funds will not treat obligations as Tax-Exempt
Securities for purposes of measuring compliance with such policy if they would
give rise to interest income subject to federal alternative minimum tax for
individuals. To the extent that the Funds invest in these securities,
individual shareholders of the Funds, depending on their own tax status, may be
subject to federal alternative minimum tax on the part of the Funds'
distributions derived from these securities. In addition, an investment in the
Funds may cause corporate shareholders to be subject to (or result in an
increased liability under) the alternative minimum tax because tax-exempt
income is generally included in the alternative minimum taxable income of
corporations.

Selection of Investments
Each Fund will invest only in U.S. dollar-denominated high-quality securities
and other U.S. dollar-denominated money market instruments meeting credit
criteria which the Trustees believe present minimal credit risk. "High-quality
securities" are (i) commercial paper or other short-term obligations rated in
one of the two highest short-term rating categories by at least two nationally
recognized rating services (or, if only one rating service has rated the
security, by that service), (ii) obligations rated at least AA by Standard &
Poor's Ratings Service or Aa by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. at the time of
investment, and (iii) unrated securities determined by Mentor Advisors to be of
comparable quality. Each Fund will maintain a dollar-weighted average maturity
of 90 days or less and will not invest in securities with remaining maturities
of more than 397 days. Each of the Funds follows investment and valuation
policies designed to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share,
although there is no assurance that these policies will be successful.

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A Fund may invest in variable or floating-rate securities which bear interest
at rates subject to period adjustment or which provide for periodic recovery of
principal on demand. Under certain conditions, these securities may be deemed
to have remaining maturities equal to the time remaining until the next
interest adjustment date or the date on which principal can be recovered on
demand. Some of these securities may be supported by the right of the holders
under certain circumstances to demand that a specified bank, broker-dealer, or
other financial institution purchase the securities from the holders at par, or
otherwise to demand on short notice payment of unpaid principal and interest on
the securities. Such securities are subject to the risk that the financial
institutions in question may for any reason be unwilling or unable to meet
their obligations in respect of the securities, which would likely have an
adverse effect on the value of the securities.

Considerations of liquidity and preservation of capital mean that a Fund may
not necessarily invest in money market instruments paying the highest available
yield at a particular time. Consistent with its investment objective, a Fund
will attempt to maximize yields by portfolio trading and by buying and selling
portfolio investments in anticipation of or in response to changing economic
and money market conditions and trends. Each Fund may also invest to take
advantage of what Mentor Advisors believes to be temporary disparities in the
yields of different segments of the high-quality money market or among
particular instruments within the same segment of the market. These policies,
as well as the relatively short maturity of obligations purchased by the Funds,
may result in frequent changes in the Funds' portfolios. The Funds will not
usually pay brokerage commissions in connection with the purchase or sale of
portfolio securities.

Temporary Defensive Strategies
A Tax-Exempt Fund may invest without limit in high quality taxable money market
instruments of any type in which the other Funds may invest at any time when
Mentor Advisors believes that the market conditions make pursuing the Fund's
basic investment strategy inconsistent with the best interest of shareholders.
It is impossible to predict when, or for how long, the Fund will use these
alternative defensive strategies.

Diversification and Concentration Policies
Each Fund is a "diversified" investment company under the Investment Company
Act of 1940. This means that each Fund may invest up to 25% of its total assets
in the securities of one or more issuers, and is limited with respect to the
remaining portion of its assets to investing 5% or less of its total assets in
the securities of any one issuer (other than the U.S. government). However,
under the current rules governing money market funds, the Funds (other than the
California and New York Tax-Exempt Money Market Funds) generally may not invest
more than 5% of their assets in any one issuer (other than the U.S.
government).

The Money Market Fund may invest without limit in obligations of domestic
branches of U.S. banks and U.S. branches of foreign banks (if it can be
demonstrated that they are subject to the same regulations as U.S. banks). At
times when the Fund has concentrated its investments in bank obligations, the
values of its portfolio securities may be especially affected by factors
pertaining to the issuers of such obligations.

Because of the relatively small number of issuers of California Tax-Exempt
Securities and New York Tax-Exempt Securities, the California and New York Tax-
exempt Funds are more likely to invest a higher percentage of their assets in
the securities of a single issuer than investment companies that invest in a
broader range of securities. This practice involves an increased risk of loss
to a Fund if an issuer were unable to make interest or principal payments or if
the market value of these securities were to decline.

Neither the Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund, the California Tax-Exempt Money
Market Fund nor the New York Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund (each, a "Tax-Exempt
Fund" and collectively, the "Tax-Exempt Funds") will invest more than 25% of
its total assets in any one industry. Governmental issuers of Tax-Exempt
Securities, California Tax-Exempt Securities, or New York Tax-Exempt Securities
are not considered part of any "industry." However, Securities backed only by
the assets and revenues of nongovernmental users may for this purpose be deemed
to be issued by such nongovernmental users, and the 25% limitation would apply
to such obligations.

It is nonetheless possible that a Tax-Exempt Fund may invest more than 25% of
its assets in a broader segment of the Tax-Exempt Securities market (or the
California Tax-Exempt or New York Tax-Exempt Securities Markets, as the case
may be), such as revenue obligations of hospitals and other health care
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revenue obligations, or airport revenue obligations. This would be the case
only if Mentor Advisors determined that the yields available from obligations
in a particular segment of the market justified the additional risks associated
with such concentration. Although such obligations could be supported by the
credit of governmental users or by the credit of nongovernmental users engaged
in a number of industries, economic, business, political, and other
developments generally affecting the revenues of such users (for example,
proposed legislation or pending court decisions affecting the financing of such
projects and market factors affecting the demand for their services or
products) may have a general adverse effect on all Tax-Exempt Securities in
such a market segment. Each of the Tax-Exempt Funds reserves the right to
invest more than 25% of its assets in industrial development bonds and private
activity bonds or notes.

The Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund also reserves the right to invest more than
25% of its assets in securities relating to any one or more states (including
the District of Columbia), U.S. territories or possessions, or any of their
political subdivisions. As a result of such an investment, the performance of
that Fund may be especially affected by factors pertaining to the economy of
the relevant state and other factors specifically affecting the ability of
issuers of such securities to meet their obligations. As a result, the value of
the Fund's shares may fluctuate more widely than the value of shares of a fund
investing in securities relating to a greater number of different states.

Repurchase Agreements
Under a repurchase agreement, a Fund purchases a debt instrument for a
relatively short period (usually not more than one week), which the seller
agrees to repurchase at a fixed time and price, representing the Fund's cost
plus interest. A fund will enter into repurchase agreements only with
commercial banks and with registered broker-dealers who are members of a
national securities exchange or market makers in government securities, and
only if the debt instrument subject to the repurchase agreement is a U.S.
Government security. Although Mentor Advisors will monitor repurchase agreement
transactions to ensure that they will be fully collateralized at all times, a
Fund bears a risk of loss if the other party defaults on its obligation and the
Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights to dispose of the
collateral. If the other party should become involved in bankruptcy or
insolvency proceedings, it is possible that a Fund may be treated as an
unsecured creditor and required to return the collateral to the other party's
estate.

Securities Lending
A Fund may lend portfolio securities to broker-dealers. These transactions must
be fully collateralized at all times with cash or short-term debt obligations,
but involve some risk to a Fund if the other party should default on its
obligation and the Fund is delayed or prevented from exercising its rights in
respect of the collateral. Any investment of collateral by a Fund would be made
in accordance with the Fund's investment objective and policies described
above.

Please consult the Statement of Additional Information for more
information regarding these and other investment practices used by the
Funds, including risks.

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For More Information About the Funds, Ask for:

The Funds' most recent Semi-annual Report, which contains additional
information about the Fund.

The Funds' most recent Annual Report, which contains a complete financial
accounting for each Fund and a complete list of the Funds' holdings as of a
specific date, as well as commentary from the Fund's portfolio manager.
This Report discusses the market conditions and investment strategies that
significantly affected the Fund's performance during the most recent fiscal
year or period.

The Statement of Additional Information (SAI), which contains more detailed
information about the policies and procedures of the Funds. The SAI has
been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its
contents are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, which means it
is legally considered to be part of this prospectus.

For questions, other information, or to request a copy, without charge, of
any of the documents, call 1-800-343-2898 or ask your investment
representative. We will mail material within three business days.

Information about these Funds (including the SAI) is also available on the
SEC's Internet web site at http://www.sec.gov, or, for a duplication fee,
by writing the SEC Public Reference Section, Washington DC 20549-6009. This
material can also be reviewed and copied at the SEC's Public Reference Room
in Washington, D.C. For more information, call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.

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CASH RESOURCE TRUST

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

December 1, 1999

This Statement of Additional Information contains information which may be
of interest to investors but which is not included in the Prospectus dated
December 1, 1999 (the "Prospectus") of Evergreen CRT Money Market Fund,
Evergreen U.S. Government Money Market Fund, Evergreen CRT Tax-Exempt Money
Market Fund, Evergreen CRT California Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund, and
Evergreen CRT New York Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund (each a "Fund" and
collectively the "Funds"), each of which is a series of shares of Cash Resource
Trust (the "Trust"). This Statement is not a prospectus and is only authorized
for distribution when accompanied or preceded by the Prospectus of the Funds
dated December 1, 1999. This Statement should be read together with the
Prospectus, as amended from time to time. Investors may obtain a free copy of
the Prospectus by calling Evergreen Service Company ("ESC") at (800) 343-2898.

Certain disclosure has been incorporated by reference to the Trust's annual
report, a free copy of which can be obtained by calling ESC at (800) 343-2898.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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General............................................................... 2
Investment Objectives and Policies of the Trust ...................... 2
Investment Restrictions .............................................. 6
Management of the Trust .............................................. 8
Principal Holders of Securities ...................................... 10
Investment Advisory and Other Services ............................... 11
Determination of Net Asset Value ..................................... 15
Taxes ................................................................ 17
Distribution ......................................................... 20
Organization ......................................................... 22
Portfolio Turnover ................................................... 23
Custodian ............................................................ 23
Independent Auditors ................................................. 23
Transfer Agent and Dividend Disbursing Agent .........................
Administrator ........................................................
Performance Information .............................................. 23
Investment Professionals of Mentor Investment Advisors, LLC .......... 36
Shareholder Liability ................................................ 37
Financial Statements ................................................. 37
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GENERAL

Cash Resource Trust is a Massachusetts business trust organized
on June 14, 1993. A copy of the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, which is
governed by Massachusetts law, is on file with the Secretary of State of The
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The Trust is an open-end, diversified management investment company with an
unlimited number of authorized shares of beneficial interest. Shares of the
Trust may, without shareholder approval, be divided into two or more series of
shares representing separate investment portfolios, and are currently divided
into five series of shares. Under the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, a
Fund's shares may be further divided, without shareholder approval, into two or
more classes of shares having such preferences or special or relative rights and
privileges as the Trustees may determine. Each share has one vote, with
fractional shares voting proportionally. Shares of each Fund are freely
transferable, are entitled to dividends as declared by the Trustees, and, if a
Fund were liquidated, would receive the net assets of the Fund. The Trust may
suspend the sale of shares of any Fund at any time and may refuse any order to
purchase shares. Although the Trust is not required to hold annual meetings of
its shareholders, shareholders have the right to call a meeting to elect or
remove Trustees, or to take other actions as provided in the Agreement and
Declaration of Trust.

The Trust may send a single copy of shareholder reports and communications
to an address where there is more than one registered shareholder with the same
last name, unless a shareholder at that address requests, by calling or writing
his Financial Institution or ESC, that the Trust do otherwise.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES OF THE TRUST

The investment objectives and policies of each of the Funds are described
in the Prospectus. This Statement contains additional information concerning
certain investment practices and investment restrictions of the Funds.

Except as described below under "Investment Restrictions," the investment
objectives and policies described in the Prospectus and in this Statement are
not fundamental, and the Trustees may change the investment objectives and
policies of a Fund without a vote of shareholders.

Except as otherwise noted below, the following descriptions of certain
investment policies and techniques are applicable to all of the Funds.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS

Each Fund may enter into repurchase agreements. A repurchase agreement is
a contract under which a Fund acquires a security for a relatively short period
(usually not more than one week) subject to the obligation of the seller to
repurchase and the Fund to resell such security at a fixed time and price
(representing a Fund's cost plus interest). It is each Fund's present intention
to enter into repurchase agreements only with member banks of the Federal
Reserve System and securities dealers meeting certain criteria as to
creditworthiness and financial condition established by the Trustees of a Fund
and only with respect to obligations of the U.S. Government or its agencies or
instrumentalities or other high quality short term debt obligations. Repurchase
agreements may also be viewed as loans made by a Fund which are collateralized
by the securities subject to repurchase. Mentor Investment Advisors, LLC (the
"Adviser") will monitor such transactions to ensure that the value of the
underlying securities will be at least equal at all times to the total amount
of the repurchase obligation, including the interest factor. If the seller
defaults, a Fund could realize a loss on the sale of the underlying security to
the extent that the proceeds of the sale including accrued interest are less
than the resale price provided in the agreement including interest. In
addition, if the seller should be involved in bankruptcy or insolvency
proceedings, a Fund may incur delay and costs in selling the underlying
security or may suffer a loss of principal and interest if the Fund is treated
as an unsecured creditor and required to return the underlying collateral to
the seller's estate.

SECURITIES LOANS

A Fund may lend its portfolio securities provided: (1) the loan is secured
continuously by collateral consisting of U.S. Government securities, cash, or
cash equivalents adjusted daily to have market value at least equal to the
current market value of the securities loaned; (2) the Fund may at any time
call the loan and regain the securities loaned; (3) the Fund will receive any
interest or dividends paid on the loaned securities; and (4) the aggregate
market value of the securities loaned will not at any time exceed one-third of
the total assets of such Fund. In addition, it is anticipated that a Fund may
share with the borrower some of the income received on the collateral for the
loan or that it will be paid a premium for the loan. Before a Fund enters into
a loan, the Adviser considers all

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relevant facts and circumstances including the creditworthiness of the
borrower. The risks in lending portfolio securities, as with other extensions
of credit, consist of possible delay in recovery of the securities or possible
loss of rights in the collateral should the borrower fail financially. Although
voting rights, or rights to consent, with respect to the loaned securities pass
to the borrower, a Fund retains the right to call the loans at any time on
reasonable notice, and it will do so in order that the securities may be voted
by the Fund if the holders of such securities are asked to vote upon or consent
to matters materially affecting the investment. A Fund will not lend portfolio
securities to borrowers affiliated with the Trust.

FOREIGN SECURITIES

Evergreen CRT Money Market Fund may invest in U.S. dollar denominated
foreign securities which meet the criteria applicable to the Fund's domestic
investments, and in certificates of deposit issued by U.S. branches of foreign
banks and foreign branches of U.S. banks. Investment by the Fund in foreign
securities is subject to the limitations set forth in the Prospectus.

Investments in foreign securities may involve considerations different
from investments in domestic securities due to limited publicly available
information, non-uniform accounting standards, lower trading volume and
possible consequent illiquidity, greater volatility in price, the possible
imposition of withholding or confiscatory taxes, the possible adoption of
foreign governmental restrictions affecting the payment of principal and
interest, expropriation of assets, nationalization, or other adverse political
or economic developments. Foreign companies may not be subject to auditing and
financial reporting standards and requirements comparable to those which apply
to U.S. companies. Foreign brokerage commissions and other fees are generally
higher than in the United States. It may be more difficult to obtain and
enforce a judgment against a foreign issuer.

In determining whether to invest in securities of foreign issuers, the
Adviser will consider the likely impact of foreign taxes on the net yield
available to the Fund and its shareholders. Income received by the Fund from
sources within foreign countries may be reduced by withholding and other taxes
imposed by such countries. Tax conventions between certain countries and the
United States may reduce or eliminate such taxes. It is impossible to determine
the effective rate of foreign tax in advance since the amount of the Fund's
assets to be invested in various countries is not known, and tax laws and their
interpretations may change from time to time and may change without advance
notice. Any such taxes paid by the Fund will reduce its net income available
for distribution to shareholders.

TAX-EXEMPT SECURITIES

GENERAL DESCRIPTION. As used in the prospectus and in this Statement with
reference to Evergreen CRT Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund, Evergreen CRT
California Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund, and Evergreen CRT New York Tax-Exempt
Money Market Fund, the term "Tax-Exempt Securities" includes debt obligations
issued by a state, its political subdivisions (for example, counties, cities,
towns, villages, districts and authorities) and their agencies,
instrumentalities or other governmental units, the interest from

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which is, in the opinion of bond counsel, exempt from federal income tax.
"California Tax-Exempt Securities" are Tax-Exempt Securities issued by the
State of California, or any of its political subdivisions, or its agencies,
instrumentalities, or other governmental units, the interest from which is, in
the opinion of bond counsel, also exempt from California personal income tax.
"New York Tax-Exempt Securities" are Tax-Exempt Securities issued by the State
of New York, or any of its political subdivisions, or its agencies,
instrumentalities, or other governmental units (or of other governmental
issuers, such as U.S. territories), the interest from which is, in the opinion
of bond counsel, also exempt from New York State and City personal income
taxes. For purposes of the section, the term "Tax-Exempt Securities" include
California Tax-Exempt Securities and New York Tax-Exempt Securities. Such
obligations are issued to obtain funds for various public purposes, including
the construction of a wide range of public facilities, such as airports,
bridges, highways, housing, hospitals, mass transportation, schools, streets
and water and sewer works. Other public purposes for which Tax-Exempt
Securities may be issued include the refunding of outstanding obligations or
the payment of general operating expenses. Short-term Tax-Exempt Securities are
generally issued by state and local governments and public authorities as
interim financing in anticipation of tax collections, revenue receipts, or bond
sales to finance such public purposes. In addition, certain types of "private
activity" bonds may be issued by public authorities to finance such projects as
privately operated housing facilities and certain local facilities for water
supply, gas, electricity or sewage or solid waste disposal, student loans, or
the obtaining of funds to lend to public or private institutions for the
construction of facilities such as educational, hospital and housing
facilities. Other types of private activity bonds, the proceeds of which are
used for the construction, repair or improvement of, or to obtain equipment
for, privately operated industrial or commercial facilities, may constitute
Tax-Exempt Securities, although the current federal tax laws place substantial
limitations on the size of such issues. Tax-Exempt Securities also include
tax-exempt commercial paper, which are promissory notes issued by
municipalities to enhance their cash flows.

PARTICIPATION INTERESTS. A Fund may invest in Tax-Exempt Securities either
by purchasing them directly or by purchasing certificates of accrual or similar
instruments evidencing direct ownership of interest payments or principal
payments, or both, on Tax- Exempt Securities, provided that, in the opinion of
counsel to the initial seller of each such certificate or instrument, any
discount accruing on the certificate or instrument that is purchased at a yield
not greater than the coupon rate of interest on the related Tax- Exempt
Securities will be exempt from federal income tax to the same extent as
interest on the Tax-Exempt Securities. A Fund may also invest in Tax-Exempt
Securities by purchasing from banks participation interests in all or part of
specific holdings of Tax- Exempt Securities. These participations may be backed
in whole or in part by an irrevocable letter of credit or guarantee of the
selling bank. The selling bank may receive a fee from a Fund in connection with
the arrangement. A Fund will not purchase such participation interests unless
it receives an opinion of counsel or a ruling of the Internal Revenue Service
that interest earned by it on Tax-Exempt Securities in which it holds such
participation interests is exempt from federal, California and New York
personal income taxes, as the case may be. No Fund expects to invest more than
5% of its assets in participation interests.

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STAND-BY COMMITMENTS. When a Fund purchases Tax-Exempt Securities, it has
the authority to acquire stand-by commitments from banks and broker-dealers
with respect to those Tax-Exempt Securities. A stand-by commitment may be
considered a security independent of the state tax-exempt security to which it
relates. The amount payable by a bank or dealer during the time a stand-by
commitment is exercisable, absent unusual circumstances, would be substantially
the same as the market value of the underlying Tax-Exempt Security to a third
party at any time. Each Fund expects that stand-by commitments generally will
be available without the payment of direct or indirect consideration. No Fund
expects to assign any value to stand-by commitments.

YIELDS. The yields on Tax-Exempt Securities depend on a variety of
factors, including general money market conditions, effective marginal tax
rates, the financial condition of the issuer, general conditions of the
tax-exempt security market, the size of a particular offering, the maturity of
the obligation and the rating of the issue. The ratings of Moody's Investors
Service, Inc. and Standard & Poor's represent their opinions as to the quality
of the Tax-Exempt Securities which they undertake to rate. It should be
emphasized, however, that ratings are general and are not absolute standards of
quality. Consequently, Tax-Exempt Securities with the same maturity and
interest rate but with different ratings may have the same yield. Yield
disparities may occur for reasons not directly related to the investment
quality of particular issues or the general movement of interest rates, due to
such factors as changes in the overall demand or supply of various types of
Tax-Exempt Securities or changes in the investment objectives of investors.
Subsequent to purchase by a Fund, an issue of Tax-Exempt Securities or other
investments may cease to be rated or its rating may be reduced below the
minimum rating required for purchase by the Fund. Neither event will require
the elimination of an investment from a Fund's portfolio, but Mentor Advisors
will consider such an event in its determination of whether a Fund should
continue to hold an investment in its portfolio.

"MORAL OBLIGATION" BONDS. The Funds do not currently intend to invest in
so-called "moral obligation" bonds, where repayment is backed by a moral
commitment of an entity other than the issuer, unless the credit of the issuer
itself, without regard to the "moral obligation," meets the investment criteria
established for investments by the Funds.

ADDITIONAL RISKS. Securities in which a Fund may invest, including
Tax-Exempt 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 (including special provisions related to municipalities
and other public entities), 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 enforcement of such obligations.
There is also the possibility that as a result of litigation or other
conditions the power, ability or willingness of issuers to meet their
obligations for the payment of interest and principal on their Tax-Exempt
Securities may be materially affected. There is no assurance that any issuer of
a Tax-Exempt Security will make full or timely payments of principal or
interest or remain solvent.

From time to time, proposals have been introduced before Congress for the
purpose of restricting or eliminating the federal income tax-exemption for
interest on debt obligations issued by states and their political subdivisions.
Federal tax laws limit the types

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and amounts of tax-exempt bonds issuable for certain purposes, especially
industrial development bonds and private activity bonds. Such limits may affect
the future supply and yields of these types of Tax-Exempt Securities. Further
proposals limiting the issuance of tax-exempt bonds may well be introduced in
the future. If it appeared that the availability of Tax-Exempt Securities for
investment by a Fund and the value of the Fund's portfolio could be materially
affected by such changes in law, the Trustees of the Trust would reevaluate a
Fund's investment objectives and policies and consider changes in the structure
of the Fund or its dissolution.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

The Trust has adopted the following restrictions applicable to all of the
Funds (except where otherwise noted), which may not be changed without the
affirmative vote of a "majority of the outstanding voting securities" of a
Fund, which is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the
"1940 Act"), to mean the affirmative vote of the lesser of (1) more than 50% of
the outstanding shares of the Fund and (2) 67% or more of the shares present at
a meeting if more than 50% of the outstanding shares are represented at the
meeting in person or by proxy.

A Fund may not:

1. Borrow money in excess of 10% of the value (taken at the lower of cost
or current value) of its total assets (not including the amount borrowed) at
the time the borrowing is made, and then only from banks as a temporary measure
(not for leverage) in situations which might otherwise require the untimely
disposition of portfolio investments or for extraordinary or emergency
purposes. Such borrowings will be repaid before any additional investments are
purchased.

2. Underwrite securities issued by other persons except to the extent
that, in connection with the disposition of its portfolio investments, it may
be deemed to be an underwriter under the federal securities laws.

3. Purchase or sell real estate, although it may purchase securities of
issuers which deal in real estate, securities which are secured by interests in
real estate, and securities representing interests in real estate, and it may
acquire and dispose of real estate or interests in real estate acquired through
the exercise of its rights as a holder of debt obligations secured by real
estate or interests therein.

4. Purchase or sell commodities or commodity contracts.

5. Make loans, except by purchase of debt obligations in which a Fund may
invest consistent with its investment policies and by entering into repurchase
agreements and securities loans.

6. As to 75% of its assets, invest in securities of any issuer if,
immediately after such investment, more than 5% of the total assets of the Fund
(taken at current value) would be invested in the securities of such issuer;
provided that this limitation does not apply to securities issued or guaranteed
provided that this limitation does not apply to securities issued or guaranteed
as to principal or interest by the U.S. Government or its agencies or
instrumentalities.

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7. Acquire more than 10% of the voting securities of any issuer, except
that with respect to the Evergreen CRT California Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund
and Evergreen CRT New York Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund this restriction only
applies to 75% of such Fund's assets.

8. Invest more than 25% of its assets in any one industry, except that
Evergreen CRT Money Market Fund may invest without limit in obligations of
domestic branches of U.S. banks and U.S. branches of foreign banks (if it can
be demonstrated that they are subject to the same regulation as U.S. banks).

9. Issue any class of securities which is senior to a Fund's shares of
beneficial interest, except as consistent with or permitted by the 1940 Act or
as permitted by rule or order of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other than the Evergreen CRT California Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund and
Evergreen CRT New York Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund, a Fund may not:

1. Pledge, hypothecate, mortgage, or otherwise encumber its assets in
excess of 15% of its total assets (taken at the lower of cost and current
value) and then only in connection with borrowings permitted by restriction 1
above.

2. Purchase securities on margin, expect such short-term credits as may be
necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of securities.

3. Make short sales of securities or maintain a short position for the
account of a Fund unless at all times when a short position is open it owns an
equal amount of such securities or owns securities which, without payment of
any further consideration, are convertible into or exchangeable for securities
of the same issue as, and in equal amount to, the securities sold short.

4. Invest in securities of any issuer, if, to the knowledge of a Fund,
officers and Trustees of the Trust and officers and directors of the Adviser
who beneficially own more than 0.5% of the securities of that issuer together
own more than 5% of such securities.

5. Make investments for the purpose of gaining control of a company's
management.

All percentage limitations on investments will apply at the time of
investment and shall not be considered violated unless an excess or deficiency
occurs or exists immediately after and as a result of such investment. Except
for the investment restrictions listed above as fundamental and those
designated in the Prospectus as fundamental, the investment policies described
in the Prospectus and this Statement are not fundamental and may be changed by
approval of the Trustees. As a matter of policy, the Trustees would not
materially change a Fund's investment objective without shareholder approval.

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MANAGEMENT OF THE TRUST

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POSITION HELD
NAME AND ADDRESS WITH A FUND PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
- -------------------------- ---------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Daniel J. Ludeman* (41) Chairman and Trustee President and COO Elect, First Union Securities;
901 E. Byrd Street Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Mentor
Richmond, VA 23219 Investment Group, LLC; Director, Wheat, First
Securities, Inc.; Managing Director, Wheat First
Butcher Singer, Inc.; Chairman and Director, Mentor
Income Fund, Inc. and America's Utility Fund, Inc.;
Chairman and Trustee, Mentor Variable Investment
Portfolios, Mentor Funds, and Mentor Institutional Trust.

Arnold H. Dreyfuss (70) Trustee Chairman, Eskimo Pie Corp.; formerly, Chairman and
P.O. Box 18156 Chief Executive Officer, Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex,
Richmond, Virginia 23226 Inc.; Trustee, Mentor Funds, and Mentor Institutional Trust,
and Mentor Variable Investment Portfolios; Director,
America's Utility Fund, Inc. and Mentor Income Fund,
Inc.

Thomas F. Keller (67) Trustee R.J. Reynolds Industries Professor of Business
Fuqua School of Business Administration and Former Dean of Fuqua School of
Duke University Business, Duke University; Director of LADD
Durham, NC 27706 Furniture, Inc., Wendy's International, Inc., American
Business Products, Inc. Dimon, Inc., and Biogen, Inc.;
Director of Nations Balanced Target Maturity Fund, Inc.,
Nations Government Income Term Trust 2003, Inc., Nations
Government Income Term Trust 2004, Inc., Hatteras Income
Securities, Inc., Nations Institutional Reserves, Nations
Fund Trust, Nations Fund, Inc., Nations Fund Portfolios,
Inc., and Nations LifeGoal Funds, Inc. Trustee, Mentor
Funds, Mentor Variable Investment Portfolios, and
Mentor Institutional Trust; Director, Mentor Income
Fund, Inc. and America's Utility Fund, Inc.

Louis W. Moelchert, Jr. (57) Trustee Vice President for Investments, University of
University of Richmond Richmond; Trustee, Mentor Funds, Mentor Variable
Richmond, VA 23173 Investment Portfolios, and Mentor Institutional Trust;
Director, America's Utility Fund, Inc. and Mentor
Income Fund, Inc.

Troy A. Peery, Jr. (52) Trustee Trustee, Mentor Funds, Mentor Institutional Trust, and
Heilig-Meyers Company Mentor Variable Investment Portfolios; Director,
2235 Staples Mill Road America's Utility Fund, Inc. and Mentor Income Fund,
Richmond, Virginia 23230 Inc; formerly, President, Heilig-Meyers Company.

Peter J. Quinn, Jr.* (38) Trustee Head of Retail Branch System Elect, First Union
901 E. Byrd Street Securities; formerly, President, Mentor Distributors,
Richmond, VA 23219 LLC; Managing Director, Mentor Investment Group,
LLC and Wheat First Butcher Singer, Inc.; formerly,
Senior Vice President/Director of Mutual Funds, Wheat
First Butcher Singer, Inc.; Trustee, Mentor Funds and
Mentor Institutional Trust; Director, America's Utility Fund,
Inc. and Mentor Income Fund, Inc.
</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
POSITION HELD
NAME AND ADDRESS WITH A FUND PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION DURING PAST FIVE YEARS
- ------------------------- --------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Arch T. Allen, III (52) Trustee Attorney at law, Raleigh, North Carolina; Trustee,
c/o Cash Resource Trust Mentor Funds, Mentor Institutional Trust, and Mentor
901 E. Byrd Street Variable Investment Portfolios; Director, Mentor
Richmond, VA 23219 Income Fund, Inc. and America's Utility Fund, Inc.;
formerly, Vice Chancellor for Development and
University Relations, University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.

Weston E. Edwards (64) Trustee President, Weston Edwards & Associates; Trustee,
c/o Cash Resource Trust Mentor Funds, Mentor Institutional Trust, and Mentor
901 E. Byrd Street Variable Investment Portfolios; Director, Mentor
Richmond, VA 23219 Income Fund, Inc. and America's Utility Fund, Inc.;
Founder and Chairman, The Housing Roundtable;
formerly, President, Smart Mortgage Access, Inc.

Jerry R. Barrentine (64) Trustee President, J.R. Barrentine & Associates; Trustee,
c/o Cash Resource Trust Mentor Funds, Mentor Institutional Trust, and Mentor
901 E. Byrd Street Variable Investment Portfolios; Director, Mentor
Richmond, VA 23219 Income Fund, Inc. and America's Utility Fund, Inc.;
formerly, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer, Barclays/American Mortgage Director
Corporation; Managing Partner, Barrentine Lott &
Associates.

J. Garnett Nelson (59) Trustee Consultant, Mid-Atlantic Holdings, LLC; Trustee,
c/o Cash Resource Trust Mentor Funds, Mentor Institutional Trust, and Mentor
901 E. Byrd Street Variable Investment Portfolios; Director, Mentor
Richmond, VA 23219 Income Fund, Inc., America's Utility Fund, Inc., GE
Investment Funds, Inc., and Lawyers Title Corporation;
Member, Investment Advisory Committee, Virginia Retirement
System; formerly, Senior Vice President, The Life Insurance
Company of Virginia.

Paul F. Costello (38) President Chief Administrative Officer Elect, First Union
901 E. Byrd Street Securities; Managing Director, Mentor Investment
Richmond, VA 23219 Group, LLC, Wheat First Butcher Singer, Inc., and
Mentor Investment Advisors, LLC; President, Mentor
Income Fund, Inc., America's Utility Fund, Inc., Mentor
Funds, Mentor Institutional Trust, and Mentor Variable Investment
Portfolios; Director, Mentor Perpetual Advisors, LLC and
Mentor Trust Company.

Michael Wade (32) Treasurer Vice President and Assistant Treasurer, Mentor
901 E. Byrd Street Investment Group, LLC; Assistant Treasurer, Mentor
Richmond, VA 23219 Institutional Trust, Mentor Income Fund, Inc., Mentor
Funds, and America's Utility Fund, Inc.; formerly,
Senior Accountant, Wheat First Butcher Singer, Inc.

Michael H. Koonce (39) Secretary Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel,
c/o Mentor Institutional First Union Corporation; former Senior Vice President
Trust and General Counsel, Colonial Management
901 E. Byrd Street Associates, Inc.
Richmond, VA 23219
</TABLE>

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* This Trustee is deemed to be an "interested person" of a Fund as defined in
the 1940 Act.

Except as stated above, the principal occupations of the officers and
Trustees for the last five years have been with the employers as shown above,
although in some cases they have held different positions with such employers.

The table below shows the fees paid to each Trustee by the Trust for the
1999 fiscal year and the fees paid to each Trustee by all funds in the Mentor
Family (including the Trust) during the 1998 calendar year.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
AGGREGATE COMPENSATION TOTAL COMPENSATION
TRUSTEES FROM THE TRUST FROM ALL COMPLEX FUNDS (28 FUNDS)
- --------------------------------- ------------------------ ----------------------------------
<S> <C> <C>
Daniel J. Ludeman ............... $0 $ 0
Arnold H. Dreyfuss .............. $26,048 $32,000
Thomas F. Keller ................ $21,696 $32,000
Louis W. Moelchert, Jr. ......... $25,174 $32,000
Troy A. Peery, Jr. .............. $23,701 $40,000
Peter J. Quinn, Jr. ............. $0 $ 0
Arch T. Allen, III+ ............. $23,959 $32,000
Weston E. Edwards + ............. $24,504 $40,000
Jerry R. Barrentine+ ............ $25,174 $42,000
J. Garnett Nelson+ .............. $23,707 $35,000
</TABLE>

- -------------
+ Elected Trustee December 22, 1997.

The Trustees do not receive pension or retirement benefits from the Trust.

The Agreement and Declaration of Trust of the Trust provides that the
Trust will indemnify its Trustees and officers against liabilities and expenses
incurred in connection with litigation in which they may be involved because of
their offices with the Trust, except if it is determined in the manner
specified in the Agreement and 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 or that such indemnification would relieve any officer
or Trustee of any liability to the Trust or its shareholders by reason of
willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or reckless disregard of his
duties. The Trust, at its expense, provides liability insurance for the benefit
of its Trustees and officers.

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PERFORMANCE INFORMATION

Current, Effective and Tax Equivalent Yields

Below are the yields for each class of shares of the Funds for the
seven-day period ended July 31, 1999. With respect to the tax-equivalent yield
of the CRT Money Market Fund, a federal tax rate of 36% is assumed, for a
California Fund, a combined federal and state tax rate of 42.93% is assumed and
for a New York Fund, a combined federal, state and city tax rate of 43.50% is
assumed.
<TABLE>

- ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------
Fund/Class
Current Effective Tax Equivalent
Yield
<S> <C> <C> <C>
- ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CRT Money Market Fund
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------

Class A 4.32% 4.41% 6.75%
- ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------
- ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------

U.S. Government Money Market Fund
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------

Class A 4.21% 4.30% 6.58%
- ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------
- ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------
CRT Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------

Class A 2.46% 2.49% 3.84%
- ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------
- ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------

CRT California Tax-Exempt Money Markt Fund
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------

Class A 2.22% 2.25% 3.89%
- ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------
- ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------

CRT New York Money Market Fund
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------

Class A 2.49% 2.52% 4.41%
- ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------
- ----------------------- -------------------- --------------------- -------------

Tax Equivalent yield = Current Yield/1-combination of federal (and state where
applicable) tax rate.
</TABLE>

PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES

As of November 31, 1999, the officers and Trustees of the Trust owned as
a group less than 1% of the outstanding shares of any class of each Fund. To the
knowledge of the Trust, no person owned of record or beneficially more than 5%
of the outstanding shares

Set forth below is information with respect to each person who, to each
Fund's knowledge, owned beneficially or of record more than 5% of the
outstanding shares of any class of each Fund as of November 30, 1999.

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CRT Money Market Fund - Class A
================================================================================

BNY Clearing Services 66.61%
Mentor CRT Money Market
Special Custody Accounts
FBO Everen Customers
111 E. Kilbourn
Milwaukee, WI 53202-6611

U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class A
================================================================================
First Clearing Corp. 66.43%
Attn: Money Market Department
10700 N. Park Drive
Glen Allen, VA 23060-9243

BNY Clearing Services 33.29%
Mentor CRT US Government
Special Custody Accounts
FBO Everen Customers
111 E. Kilbourn
Milwaukee, WI 53202-6611

U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class B
================================================================================
Donaldson Lufkin Jenrette 5.77%
Securities Corporation, Inc.
P.O. Box 2052
Jersey City, NJ 07303-2052

U.S. Government Money Market Fund - Class C
================================================================================
First Clearing Corporation 13.03%
William H. Neely
Janet K. Neely
1721 Harness Place
Brentwood, TN 37027-8122

First Clearing Corporation 11.57%
Clyde D. Forney
250 Forney Road
Lebanon, PA 17042-9344

First Clearing Corporation 5.99%
Phillip Jarrell IRA
WFS As Custodian
P.O. Box 94
Dry Creek, WV 25062-0094

First Clearing Corporation 5.79%
Eula Mae Jamison Williams
P.O. Box 36
Pembroke, VA 24136-0036

First Clearing Corporation 5.68%
William W. Reams and
Lynn T. Reams
185 Chipmunk Court
Massanutten, VA 22840-3201

Dean Witter Reynolds 5.46%
Felix Scott Mount
P.O. Box 250 Church Street Station
New York, NY 89509-9101

First Clearing Corporation 5.43%
Charles H. Fricke, III
6908 Tanbark Way
Raleigh, NC 27615-5357

First Clearing Corporation 5.10%
Esther D. Vaughn
211 Blackwater Drive
Petersburg, VA 23805-2526

CRT Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund - Class A
================================================================================
First Clearing Corporation 50.33%
Attn: Money Market Department
10700 N. Park Drive
Glen Allen, VA 23060-9243

BNY Clearing Corporation 49.67%
Mentor CRT Tax-Exempt
Special Custody Accounts
FBO Everen Customers
111 E. Kilbourn
Milwaukee, WI 53202-6611

CRT California Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund - Class A
================================================================================
BNY Clearing Services 95.17%
Mentor CRT CA Tax-Exempt
Special Custody Accounts
FBO Everen Customers
111 E. Kilbourn
Milwaukee, WI 53202-6611

CRT New York Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund - Class A
================================================================================
First Clearing Corporation 52.51%
Attn: Money Market Department
10700 N. Park Drive
Glen Allen, VA 23060-9243

BNY Clearing Services 47.48%
Mentor CRT NY Tax Exempt
Special Custody Accounts
FBO Everen Customers
111 E. Kilbourn
Milwaukee, WI 53202-6611

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AND OTHER SERVICES

Under a Management Contract (the "Management Contract") between the Trust
and Mentor Investment Advisors, LLC ("Mentor Advisors"), Mentor Advisors, at
its expense, provides the Funds with investment advisory services.

Each Fund pays management fees to Mentor Advisors monthly at the following
annual rates (based on the average daily net assets of the Fund): 0.22% of the
first $500 million of the Fund's average net assets; 0.20% of the next $500
million; 0.175% of the next $1 billion; 0.16% of the next $1 billion; and 0.15%
of any amounts over $3 billion.

The Funds pay all expenses not assumed by Mentor Advisors, including
Trustees' fees, auditing, legal, custodial, investor servicing, and shareholder
reporting expenses, and payments under their Distribution Plans. General
expenses of the Trust will be charged to the assets of each Fund on a basis that
the Trustees deem fair and equitable, which may be based on the relative assets
of each Fund or the nature of the services performed and relative applicability
to each Fund. Expenses directly charged or attributable to a Fund will be paid
from the assets of that Fund.

Until November 1, 1996, Commonwealth Advisors, Inc. served as investment
advisor to each of the Funds then in existence, and Commonwealth Investment
Counsel, Inc. served as sub-adviser to each of those Funds. On that date,
Commonwealth Investment Counsel, Inc. was reorganized as Mentor Investment
Advisors, LLC, which became investment advisor to the Funds in place of
Commonwealth Advisors, Inc.

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The table below shows amounts paid to Mentor Advisors (or, for periods
prior to November 1, 1996, to Commonwealth Advisors) by each Fund for the
periods indicated (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FISCAL YEAR FISCAL YEAR FISCAL YEAR
ENDED ENDED ENDED
JULY 31, 1997 JULY 31, 1998 JULY 31, 1999
--------------- --------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Evergreen CRT Money Market Fund ......... $ 4,041 $5,852 $7,686
Evergreen U.S. Government
Money Market Fund ..................... $ 4,470 $5,608 $6,394
Evergreen CRT Tax-Exempt Money
Market Fund ........................... $ 1,326 $1,675 $1,845
Evergreen CRT California Tax-Exempt
Money Market Fund ..................... $ 121 $ 213 $221
Evergreen CRT New York Tax-Exempt
Money Market Fund ..................... $ 11 $ 28 $44
</TABLE>

The amounts shown above as having been paid under the Management Contract
to Commonwealth Advisors, Inc. or Mentor Advisors reflect expense reductions as
follows, which are due to an expense limitation (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FISCAL YEAR FISCAL YEAR FISCAL YEAR
ENDED ENDED ENDED
JULY 31, 1997 JULY 31, 1998 JULY 31, 1999
--------------- --------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Evergreen CRT Money Market Fund ......... $ 0 $ 0 $0
Evergreen U.S. Government
Money Market Fund ..................... $ 0 $ 0 $0
Evergreen CRT Tax-Exempt Money
Market Fund ........................... $ 0 $ 0 $0
Evergreen CRT California Tax-Exempt
Money Market Fund ..................... $ 0 $ 0 $0
Evergreen CRT New York Tax-Exempt
Money Market Fund ..................... $ 11 $ 0 $0
</TABLE>

Mentor Advisors makes available to the Trust, without expense to the
Trust, the services of such of its directors, officers, and employees as may
duly be elected Trustees or officers of the Trust, subject to his individual
consent to serve and to any limitations imposed by law. Mentor Advisors pays
the compensation and expenses of officers and executive employees of the Trust.
Mentor Advisors also provides investment advisory research and statistical
facilities and all clerical services relating to such research, statistical,
and investment work. Mentor Advisors pays the Trust's office rent.

Under the Management Contract, the Trust is responsible for all of its
other expenses, including clerical salaries not related to investment
activities; fees and expenses incurred in connection with membership in
investment company organizations; brokers' commissions; payment for portfolio
pricing services to a pricing agent, if any; legal expenses; auditing expenses;
accounting expenses; taxes and governmental fees; fees and expenses of the
transfer agent and investor servicing agents of the Trust; the cost of
preparing

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share certificates or any other expenses, including clerical expenses, incurred
in connection with the issue, sale, underwriting, redemption, or repurchase of
shares; the expenses of and fees for registering or qualifying securities for
sale; the fees and expenses of the Trustees of the Trust who are not affiliated
with Mentor Advisors; the cost of preparing and distributing reports and
notices to shareholders; public and investor relations expenses; and fees and
disbursements of custodians of a Fund's assets. The Trust is also responsible
for its expenses incurred in connection with litigation, proceedings, and
claims and the legal obligation it may have to indemnify its officers and
Trustees with respect thereto.

The Management Contract provides that Mentor Advisors shall not be subject
to any liability to a Fund or to any shareholder for any act or omission in the
course of, or connected with, its rendering services under the relevant
contract in the absence of willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence, or
reckless disregard of its duties.

The Management Contract may be terminated without penalty by vote of the
Trustees as to any Fund or by the shareholders of that Fund, or by Mentor
Advisors on 30 days written notice. The Management Contract also terminates
without payment of any penalty in the event of its assignment. In addition, the
Management Contract may be amended only by a vote of the shareholders of the
affected Fund(s), and provides that it will continue in effect from year to
year, beginning in February of 2000, only so long as such continuance is
approved at least annually with respect to each Fund by vote of either the
Trustees or the shareholders of a Fund, and, in either case, by a majority of
the Trustees who are not "interested persons" of Mentor Advisors. In such a
case, the vote of the shareholders is the affirmative vote of a "majority of
the outstanding voting securities" as defined in the 1940 Act.

Mentor Advisors may place portfolio transactions with broker-dealers which
furnish, without cost, certain research, statistical, and quotation services of
value to it and its affiliates in advising the Funds and other clients,
provided that it will always seek best price and execution with respect to
transactions. Certain investments may be appropriate for a Fund and for other
clients advised by Mentor Advisors. Investment decisions for a Fund and other
clients are made with a view to achieving their respective investment
objectives and after consideration of such factors as their current holdings,
availability of cash for investment, and the size of their investments
generally. Frequently, a particular security may be bought or sold for only one
client or in different amounts and at different times for more than one but
less than all clients. Likewise, a particular security may be bought for one or
more clients when one or more other clients are selling the security. In
addition, purchases or sales of the same security may be made for two or more
clients of Mentor Advisors on the same day. In such event, such transactions
will be allocated among the clients in a manner believed by Mentor Advisors to
be equitable to each. In some cases, this procedure could have an adverse
effect on the price or amount of the securities purchased or sold by a Fund.
Purchase and sale orders for a Fund may be combined with those of other clients
of Mentor Advisors in the interest of achieving the most favorable net results
for the Fund.

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BROKERAGE AND RESEARCH SERVICES. Transactions on U.S. stock exchanges and
other agency transactions involve the payment by a Fund of negotiated brokerage
commissions. Such commissions vary among different brokers. Also, a particular
broker may charge different commissions according to such factors as the
difficulty and size of the transaction. Transactions in foreign securities
often involve the payment of fixed brokerage commissions, which are generally
higher than those in the United States. There is generally no stated commission
in the case of securities traded in the over-the-counter markets, but the price
paid by a Fund usually includes an undisclosed dealer commission or mark-up. In
underwritten offerings, the price paid by a Fund includes a disclosed, fixed
commission or discount retained by the underwriter or dealer.

Mentor Advisors places all orders for the purchase and sale of portfolio
securities for the Funds and buys and sells securities for the Funds through a
substantial number of brokers and dealers. In so doing, it uses its best
efforts to obtain for the Funds the best price and execution available. In
seeking the best price and execution, Mentor Advisors, having in mind the
Funds' best interests, considers all factors it deems relevant, including, by
way of illustration, price, the size of the transaction, the nature of the
market for the security, the amount of the commission, the timing of the
transaction taking into account market prices and trends, the reputation,
experience, and financial stability of the broker-dealer involved, and the
quality of service rendered by the broker-dealer in other transactions.

It has for many years been a common practice in the investment advisory
business for advisers of investment companies and other institutional investors
to receive research, statistical, and quotation services from broker-dealers
which execute portfolio transactions for the clients of such advisers.
Consistent with this practice, Mentor Advisors may receive research,
statistical, and quotation services from many broker-dealers with which it
places a Fund's portfolio transactions. These services, which in some cases may
also be purchased for cash, include such matters as general economic and
security market reviews, industry and company reviews, evaluations of
securities, and recommendations as to the purchase and sale of securities. Some
of these services are of value to Mentor Advisors and its affiliates in
advising various of their clients (including the Funds), although not all of
these services are necessarily useful and of value in managing the Funds. The
management fees paid by the Funds are not reduced because Mentor Advisors and
its affiliates receive such services.

As permitted by Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and
by the Management Contract, Mentor Advisors may cause a Fund to pay a
broker-dealer which provides brokerage and research services to Mentor Advisors
an amount of disclosed commission for effecting a securities transaction for
that Fund in excess of the commission which another broker-dealer would have
charged for effecting that transaction. Mentor Advisors' authority to cause a
Fund to pay any such greater commissions in also subject to such policies as
the Trustees may adopt from time to time.

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It is anticipated that most purchases and sales of portfolio investments
will be with the issuer or with major dealers in money market instruments
acting as principal. Accordingly, it is not anticipated that the Funds will pay
significant brokerage commissions. In underwritten offerings, the price paid by
a Fund includes a disclosed, fixed commission or discount retained by the
underwriter. There is generally no stated commission in the case of securities
purchased from or sold to dealers, but the prices of such securities usually
include an undisclosed dealer's mark-up or mark-down. None of the Funds
incurred brokerage or underwriting commissions in the 1996, 1997, or 1998
fiscal years.

DETERMINATION OF NET ASSET VALUE

The net asset value per share of each class of a Fund is determined twice
each day as of 12:00 noon and as of the close of regular trading (generally
4:00 p.m. New York time) on each day the New York Stock Exchange is open for
trading. The New York Stock Exchange is normally closed on the following
national holidays: New Year's Day, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, President's
Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and
Christmas.

The valuation of each Fund's portfolio securities is based upon its
amortized cost, which does not take into account unrealized securities gains or
losses. This method involves initially valuing an instrument at its cost and
thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or
premium, regardless of the impact of fluctuating interest rates on the market
value of the instrument. By using amortized cost valuation, each Fund seeks to
maintain a constant net asset value of $1.00 per share, despite minor shifts in
the market value of its portfolio securities. While this method provides
certainty in valuation, it may result in periods during which value, as
determined by amortized cost, is higher or lower than the price a Fund would
receive if it sold the instrument. During periods of declining interest rates,
the quoted yield on shares of a Fund may tend to be higher than a like
computation made by a fund with identical investments utilizing a method of
valuation based on market prices and estimates of market prices for all of its
portfolio instruments. 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 that Fund would be able to obtain a somewhat higher yield if he purchased
shares of the Fund on that day, than would result from investment in a fund
utilizing solely market values, and existing investors in a Fund would receive
less investment income. The converse would apply on a day when the use of
amortized cost by a Fund resulted in a higher aggregate portfolio value.
However, as a result of certain procedures adopted by the Trust, the Trust
believes any difference will normally be minimal.

The valuation of a Fund's portfolio instruments at amortized cost is
permitted by Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7 and certain
procedures adopted by the Trustees. Under these procedures, a Fund must
maintain a dollar-weighted average portfolio maturity of 90 days or less,
purchase only instruments having remaining maturities of 397 days or less, and
invest in securities determined by the Trustees to be of high

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quality with minimal credit risks. The Trustees have also established
procedures designed to stabilize, to the extent reasonably possible, a Fund's
price per share as computed for the purpose of distribution, redemption, and
repurchase at $1.00. In the event Mentor Advisors determines that a deviation
in net asset value from $1.00 per share may result in material dilution or is
otherwise unfair to existing shareholders, it will take such corrective action
as it believes necessary and appropriate, including informing the President of
the Trust; the sale of portfolio instruments prior to maturity to realize
capital gains or losses or to shorten the average portfolio maturity;
withholding dividends; redemption of shares in kind; or establishing a net
asset value per share by using readily available market quotations.

Since the net income of a class of shares of each Fund is declared as a
dividend each time it is determined, the net asset value per share remains at
$1.00 per share immediately after such determination and dividend declaration.
Any increase in the value of a shareholder's investment in a Fund representing
the reinvestment of dividend income is reflected by an increase in the number
of shares of a Fund in the shareholder's account on the last day of each month
(or, if that day is not a business day, on the next business day). It is
expected that a Fund's net income will be positive each time it is determined.
However, if because of realized losses on sales of portfolio investments, a
sudden rise in interest rates, or for any other reason the net income of a Fund
determined at any time is a negative amount, a Fund will offset such amount
allocable to each then shareholder's account from dividends accrued during the
month with respect to such account. If at the time of payment of a dividend by
a Fund (either at the regular monthly dividend payment date, or, in the case of
a shareholder who is withdrawing all or substantially all of the shares in an
account, at the time of withdrawal), such negative amount exceeds a
shareholder's accrued dividends, the Fund will reduce the number of outstanding
shares by treating the shareholder as having contributed to the capital of the
Fund that number of full and fractional shares which represent the amount of
the excess. Each shareholder is deemed to have agreed to such contribution in
these circumstances by his or her investment in a Fund.

Should a Fund incur or anticipate, with respect to its respective
portfolio, any unusual or unexpected significant expense or loss which would
affect disproportionately the Fund's income for a particular period, the
Trustees would at that time consider whether to adhere to the dividend policy
described above or to revise it in light of the then prevailing circumstances
in order to ameliorate to the extent possible the disproportionate effect of
such expense or loss on then existing shareholders. Such expenses or losses may
nevertheless result in a shareholder's receiving no dividends for the period
during which the shares are held and receiving upon redemption a price per
share lower than that which was paid.

The proceeds received by each Fund for each issue or sale of its shares,
and all income, earnings, profits, and proceeds thereof, subject only to the
rights of creditors, will be specifically allocated to such Fund, and
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Fund. The underlying assets of each Fund will be segregated on the Trust's
books of account, and will be charged with the liabilities in respect of such
Fund and with a share of the general liabilities of the Trust. Expenses with
respect to any two or more Funds may be allocated in proportion to the net
asset values of the respective Funds except where allocations of direct
expenses can otherwise be fairly made.

TAXES

Each Fund of the Trust intends to qualify each year and elect to be taxed
as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the United States
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code").

As a regulated investment company qualifying to have its tax liability
determined under Subchapter M, a Fund will not be subject to federal income tax
on any of its net investment income or net realized capital gains that are
distributed to its shareholders. As series of Massachusetts business trust, the
Funds under present law will not be subject to any excise or income taxes in
Massachusetts.

Other than exempt-interest dividends from Evergreen CRT Tax-Exempt Money
Market Fund, California Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund, and New York Tax-Exempt
Money Market Fund that are excludable from income, distributions from a Fund
will be taxable to a shareholder whether received in cash or additional shares.
Such distributions that are designated as capital gains dividends will be
taxable as such, regardless of how long Fund shares are held, while other
taxable distributions will be taxed as ordinary income. Also interest on
indebtedness incurred to purchase shares of Evergreen CRT Tax-Exempt Money
Market Fund, California Tax-Exempt Money Market Fund, or New York Tax-Exempt
Money Market Fund may be nondeductible.

In order to qualify as a "regulated investment company," a Fund must,
among other things, (a) derive at least 90% of its gross income from dividends,
interest, payments with respect to securities loans, gains from the sale or
other disposition of stock, securities, or foreign currencies, and other income
(including but not limited to gains from options, futures, or forward
contracts) derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock,
securities, or currencies and (b) diversify its holdings so that, at the close
of each quarter of its taxable year, (i) at least 50% of the value of its total
assets consists of cash, cash items, U.S. Government Securities, securities of
other regulated investment companies, and other securities limited generally
with respect to any one issuer to not more than 5% of the total assets of a
Fund and not more than 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 (other than those of U.S. Government Securities or other regulated
investment companies) of any issuer or of two or more issuers which the Fund
controls and which are engaged in the same, similar, or related trades or
businesses. In order to receive the favorable tax treatment accorded regulated
investment companies and their shareholders, moreover, a Fund must in general
distribute at least 90% of the sum of its taxable net investment income,its net
tax-exempt income, and the excess, if

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any, of net short-term capital gains over net long-term capital losses for such
year. To satisfy these requirements, a Fund may engage in investment techniques
that affect the amount, timing and character of its income and distributions.

If a Fund failed to qualify as a regulated investment company accorded
special tax treatment in any taxable year, the Fund would be subject to tax on
its taxable income at corporate rates, and all distributions from earnings and
profits, including any distributions of net tax-exempt income and net long-term
capital gains, would be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income. In addition,
a Fund could be required to recognize unrealized gains, pay substantial taxes
and interest and make substantial distributions before requalifying as a
regulated investment company that is accorded special tax treatment.

An excise tax at the rate of 4% will be imposed on the excess, if any, of
each Fund's "required distribution" over its distributions in any calendar year.
Generally, the "required distribution" is 98% of the Fund's ordinary income for
the calendar year plus 98% of its capital gain net income realized during the
one-year period ending on October 31 (or December 31, if the Fund so elects)
plus undistributed amounts from prior years. Each Fund intends to make
distributions sufficient to avoid imposition of the excise tax. Distributions
declared by a Fund during October, November or December to shareholders of
record on a date in any such month and paid by the Fund during the following
January will be treated for federal tax purposes as paid by the Fund and
received by shareholders on December 31 of the year in which declared.

Distributions from a Fund (other than exempt-interest dividends, as
discussed below) will be taxable to shareholders as ordinary income to the
extent derived from the Fund's investment income and net short-term gains. Net
capital gain (that is, the excess of net gains from capital assets held for more
than one year over net losses from capital assets held for not more than one
year) of a Fund that is distributed and designated as a capital gain dividend
will be taxable to shareholders as long-term capital gain, generally taxable to
individuals at a 20% rate, regardless of how long a shareholder has held the
shares in the Fund.

Each Fund is required to withhold 31% of all ordinary income dividends and
capital gain distributions, and 31% of the gross proceeds of all redemptions of
Fund shares, in the case of any shareholder who does not provide a correct
taxpayer identification number, about whom a Fund is notified that the
shareholder has underreported income in the past, or who fails to certify to a
Fund that the shareholder is not subject to such withholding. Shareholders who
fail to furnish their current tax identification numbers are subject to a
penalty of $50 for each such failure unless the failure is due to reasonable
cause and not willfull neglect. An individual's taxpayer identification number
is his or her Social Security number. Tax-exempt shareholders are not subject to
these back-up withholding rules so long as they furnish the Fund with a proper
certification.

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EXEMPT-INTEREST DIVIDENDS. A Fund will be qualified to pay exempt-interest
dividends to its shareholders only if, at the close of each quarter of the
Fund's taxable year, at least 50% of the total value of the Fund's assets
consists of obligations the interest on which is exempt from federal income
tax. Distributions that a Fund properly designates as exempt-interest dividends
are treated as interest excludable from shareholders' gross income for federal
income tax purposes but may be taxable for federal alternative minimum tax
purposes and for state and local purposes. If a Fund intends to be qualified to
pay exempt-interest dividends, the Fund may be limited in its ability to enter
into taxable transactions involving forward commitments, repurchase agreements,
financial futures and options contracts on financial futures, tax-exempt bond
indices and other assets.

Part or all of the interest on indebtedness, if any, incurred or continued
by a shareholder to purchase or carry shares of a Fund paying exempt-interest
dividends is not deductible. The portion of interest that is not deductible is
equal to the total interest paid or accrued on the indebtedness, multiplied by
the percentage of a Fund's total distributions (not including capital gain
dividend) paid to the shareholder that are exempt-interest dividends. Under
rules used by the Internal Revenue Service for determining when borrowed funds
are considered used for the purpose of purchasing or carrying particular assets,
the purchase of shares may be considered to have been made with borrowed funds
even though such funds are not directly traceable to the purchase of shares.

In general, exempt-interest dividends, if any, attributable to interest
received on certain private activity obligations and certain industrial
development bonds will not be tax-exempt to any shareholders who are
"substantial users" of the facilities financed by such obligations or bonds or
who are "related persons" of such substantial users.

A Fund which is qualified to pay exempt-interest dividends will inform
investors within 60 days of the Fund's fiscal year-end of the percentage of its
income distributions designated as tax-exempt. The percentage is applied
uniformly to all distributions made during the year. The percentage of income
designated as tax-exempt for any particular distribution may be substantially
different from the percentage of a Fund's income that was tax-exempt during the
period covered by the distribution.

Each Fund seeks to maintain a stable net asset value of $1.00 per share;
however, there can be no assurance that a Fund will be able to do so. A
shareholder may therefore recognize gain or loss on the sale or redemption of
shares of a Fund in an amount equal to the difference between the proceeds of
the sale or redemption and the shareholder's adjusted tax basis in the shares.
All or a portion of any loss so recognized may be disallowed if the shareholder
purchases other shares of that Fund within 30 days before or after the sale or
redemption. In general, any gain or loss arising from (or treated as arising
from) the sale or redemption of shares of a Fund will be considered capital gain
or loss and will be long-term capital gian or loss if the shares were held for
longer than one year. Long-term capital gain is generally taxable to individuals
at a 20% rate. However, any capital loss arising from the sale or redemption of
shares held for six months or less will be disallowed to the extent of the
amount of exempt-interest dividends received on

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such shares and (to the extent not disallowed) will be treated as a long-term
capital loss to the extent of the amount of capital gain dividends received on
such shares.

SECURITIES ISSUED OR PURCHASED AT A DISCOUNT. A Fund's investment in
securities issued at a discount and certain other obligations will (and
investments in securities purchased at a discount may) require the Fund to
accrue and distribute income not yet received. In order to generate sufficient
cash to make the requisite distributions, a Fund may be required to sell
securities in its portfolio that it otherwise would have continued to hold.

The foregoing is a general and abbreviated summary of the applicable
provisions of the Code and related regulations currently in effect. For the
complete provisions, reference should be made to the pertinent Code sections and
regulations. The Code and regulations are subject to change by legislative or
administrative actions. Dividends and distributions also may be subject to
state, local, foreign and other taxes. Shareholders are urged to consult their
tax advisers regarding specific questions as to federal, state, local, or
foreign taxes. The foregoing discussion relates solely to U.S. federal income
tax law. Non-U.S. investors should consult their tax advisers concerning the tax
consequences of ownership of shares of the Fund, including the possibility that
distributions may be subject to a 30% United States withholding tax (or a
reduced rate of withholding provided by treaty).

DISTRIBUTION

Evergreen Distributors, Inc. ("Evergreen Distributors"), [ ], is the
distributor of the Funds' Shares. Evergreen Distributors is a wholly owned
subsidiary of BISYS Fund Services, Inc. Each Fund has adopted a Distribution
Plan (each a "Plan") pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act of
1940 with respect to its Class A Shares (and, in the case of U.S. Government
Money Market Fund, also with respect to its Class B and C Shares). The purpose
of the Plans is to permit each of the Funds to compensate Evergreen Distributors
for services provided and expenses incurred by it in promoting the sale of
Shares of the Fund, reducing redemptions, or maintaining or improving services
provided to shareholders by Mentor Distributors or Financial Institutions. The
Plans provide for monthly payments by the Funds to Evergreen Distributors out of
the Funds' assets attributable to the class of shares, subject to the authority
of the Trustees to reduce the amount of payments or to suspend the Plans for
such periods as they may determine. Any material increase in amounts payable
under a Plan would required shareholder approval.

Evergreen Distributors is the principal underwriter of the continually
offered shares of each of the Funds pursuant to a Distribution Agreement between
Mentor Distributors and the Trust. Evergreen Distributors is not obligated to
sell any specific amount of shares of any Fund and will purchase shares of a
Fund for resale only against orders for shares.

The Plans provides for payments by each Fund to Evergreen Distributors at
the annual rate described in the prospects, subject to the authority of the
Trustees to reduce the amount of payments or to suspend the Plans as to any Fund
for such periods as they may determine. Subject to these limitations, the amount
of such payments and the specific purposes for which they are made shall be
determined by the Trustees.

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For the periods indicated, each Fund paid the following amounts to Mentor
Distributors, LLC, the former distributor of the Funds, the under its respective
Plan with Respect to its Class A shares (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FISCAL YEAR FISCAL YEAR FISCAL YEAR
ENDED ENDED ENDED
JULY 31, 1997 JULY 31, 1998 JULY 31, 1999
--------------- --------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Evergreen CRT Money
Market Fund ............... $ 8,221 $12,419 $17.110
Evergreen U.S. Government
Money Market Fund ......... $ 9,126 $11,802 $13.846
Evergreen CRT Tax-Exempt
Money Market Fund ......... $ 2,039 $ 2,598 $2.884
Evergreen CRT California
Tax-Exempt Money
Market Fund ............... $ 181 $ 319 $331
Evergreen CRT New York
Tax-Exempt Money
Market Fund ............... $ 19 $ 48 $76
</TABLE>

Mentor Distributors paid amounts to Financial Institutions (including
affiliates of Mentor Distributors qualifying as Financial Institutions) in
respect of the Funds as follows (in thousands):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
FISCAL YEAR FISCAL YEAR FISCAL YEAR
ENDED ENDED ENDED
JULY 31, 1997 JULY 31, 1998 JULY 31, 1999
--------------- --------------- --------------
<S> <C> <C> <C>
Evergreen CRT Money
Market Fund ............... $ 8,221 $12,419 $17.110
Evergreen U.S. Government
Money Market Fund ......... $ 9,126 $11,802 $13.846
Evergreen CRT Tax-Exempt
Money Market Fund ......... $ 2,039 $ 2,598 $2.884
Evergreen CRT California
Tax-Exempt Money
Market Fund ............... $ 181 $ 319 $331
Evergreen CRT New York
Tax-Exempt Money
Market Fund ............... $ 19 $ 63 $76
</TABLE>

Continuance of a Plan is subject to annual approval by a vote of the
Trustees, including a majority of the Trustees who are not interested persons
of the Trust, and have no

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direct or indirect financial interest in the operation of the Plan and related
agreements (the "Qualified Trustees"), cast in person at a meeting called for
that purpose. All material amendments to a Plan must be likewise approved by
the Trustees and the Qualified Trustees.

A Plan may not be amended in order to increase materially the costs which
a Fund may bear for distribution pursuant to the Plan without also being
approved by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of that Fund. Each
Plan terminates automatically in the event of its assignment and may be
terminated as to any Fund without penalty, at any time, by a vote of a majority
of the outstanding voting securities of the Fund or by a vote of a majority of
the Qualified Trustees.

In order to compensate Financial Institutions for services provided in
connection with sales of Class A Shares and the maintenance of shareholder
accounts (or, in the case of certain Financial Institutions which are banking
institutions, for certain administrative and shareholder services), Mentor
Distributors, Mentor Advisors, or their affiliates may make periodic payments
(from any amounts received under the Plans or from their other resources) to
any qualifying Financial Institution based on the average net asset value of
Class A Shares for which the Financial Institution is designated as the
financial institution of record. Such payments may be made at an annual rate of
between 0.15% and 0.40% in the case of the Money Market Fund and the U.S.
Government Money Market Fund, between 0.15% and 0.33% in the case of the
Tax-Exempt Fund and the California Tax-Exempt Fund, and between 0.15% and 0.38%
in the case of the New York Tax-Exempt Fund. These payments may be suspended or
modified at any time, and payments are subject to the continuation of each
Fund's Plan and of applicable agreements between Mentor Distributors and the
applicable Financial Institution. Financial Institutions receiving such
payments include Wheat, First Securities, Inc. and EVEREN. For this purpose,
"average net assets" attributable to a shareholder account means the product of
(i) the average daily share balance of the Fund account times (ii) the Fund's
average daily net asset value per share. For administrative reasons, Mentor
Distributors may enter into agreements with certain Financial Institutions
providing for the calculation of "average net assets" on the basis of assets of
the accounts of the Financial Institutions' customers on an established day in
this period.

ORGANIZATION

The Trust is an open-end investment company established under the laws of
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts by Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated
June 14, 1993.

Shares entitle their holders to one vote per share, with fractional shares
voting proportionally; however, separate votes will be taken by each Fund on
matters affecting an individual Fund. Additionally, approval of the Management
Contract is a matter to be determined separately by each Fund. Shares have
noncumulative voting rights. Although a Fund is not required to hold annual
meetings of its shareholders, shareholders have the

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right to call a meeting to elect or remove Trustees or to take other actions as
provided in the Declaration of Trust. Shares have no preemptive or subscription
rights, and are transferable. Shares are entitled to dividends as declared by
the Trustees, and if a Fund were liquidated, the shares of that Fund would
receive the net assets of that Fund. The Trust may suspend the sale of shares
at any time and may refuse any order to purchase shares.

Additional Funds may be created from time to time with different
investment objectives. Any additional Funds may be managed by investment
advisers other than Mentor Advisors. In addition, the Trustees have the right,
subject to any necessary regulatory approvals, to create more than one class of
shares in a Fund, with the classes being subject to different charges and
expenses and having such other different rights as the Trustees may prescribe
and to terminate any Fund of the Trust.

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER

The portfolio turnover rate of a Fund is defined by the Securities and
Exchange Commission as the ratio of the lesser of annual sales or purchases to
the monthly average value of the portfolio, excluding from both the numerator
and the denominator securities with maturities at the time of acquisition of
one year or less. Under that definition, the Funds will have no portfolio
turnover. Portfolio turnover generally involves some expense to a Fund,
including brokerage commissions or dealer mark-ups and other transaction costs
on the sale of securities and reinvestment in other securities.

CUSTODIAN

State Street Bank and Trust Company, P.O. Box 9021, Boston, Massachussets
02205-9827, acts as the Trust's custodian. The custodian's responsibilities
include safeguarding and controlling the Trust's cash and securities, handling
the receipt and delivery of securities, and collecting interest and dividends on
the Trust's investments. The custodian does not determine the investment
policies of the Trust or decide which securities the Trust will buy or sell.

INDEPENDENT AUDITOR

KPMG LLP, located at 99 High Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02110, are the Trust's independent auditor, providing audit services, tax
return preparation, and other tax consulting services and assistance and
consultation in connection with the review of various Securities and Exchange
Commission filings.

TRANSFER AGENT AND DIVIDEND DISBURSING AGENT

Evergreen Service Company ("ESC"), 200 Berkeley Street, Boston,
Massachusetts 02116, acts as the Trust's transfer agent and dividend disbursing
agent. ECS is an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of First Union Corporation.

ADMINISTRATOR

Evergreen Investment Services, Inc. ("EIS") serves as administrator to the
Funds. As administrator , and subject to the supervision and control of the
Trust's Board of Trustees, EIS provides the Funds with facilities, equipment and
personnel. For its services as administrator, EIS is entitled to receive a fee
from each Fund at an annual rate of 0.02% of the Fund's average daily net
assets.