-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, PZ3/OFfsC4HkbrAOVHJGrpasMm51sWu2+D+bE4mI8xcXMlNWV0dNqsSuBBUXXG79 JMBriTl/roRktIbGnVLSiQ== 0000897069-05-001073.txt : 20050429 0000897069-05-001073.hdr.sgml : 20050429 20050429161936 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000897069-05-001073 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 497J PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20050429 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050429 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20050429 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PARNASSUS FUNDS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000747546 IRS NUMBER: 946579180 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 497J SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-93131 FILM NUMBER: 05786249 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE MARKET STEUART TOWER STREET 2: STE 1600 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 BUSINESS PHONE: 4157780200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE MARKET STEUART TOWER STREET 2: SUITE 1600 CITY: SAN FRANCISCO STATE: CA ZIP: 94105 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PARNASSUS FUND DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RENAISSANCE FUND/MA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19841206 497J 1 cmw1389.htm 497(J) CERTIFICATION

April 29, 2005

VIA EDGAR SYSTEM

Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Judiciary Plaza
Washington, DC 20549

Re:

Parnassus Funds
File Nos. 002-93131 and 811-04044
Rule 497(j) Certification

Ladies & Gentlemen:

The undersigned officer of Parnassus Funds (the “Registrant”) does hereby certify pursuant to Rule 497(j) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended:

1. that the form of prospectus and statement of additional information that would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, would not have differed from that contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 to Form N-1A Registration Statement filed by the Registrant on April 25, 2005, which is the most recent amendment to such registration statement; and

2. that the text of Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by direct transmittal through the EDGAR system on April 25, 2005.

	Very truly yours,
	PARNASSUS FUNDS
	By: /s/ Jerome L. Dodson
	Jerome L. Dodson
	President

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