EXHIBIT 13(c)

Notification of Sources of Distribution

Pursuant to Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (RFI)

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RFI) (the “Fund”), acting in accordance with an exemptive order received from the Securities and Exchange Commission and with approval of its Board of Directors, adopted a managed distribution policy under which the Fund intends to include long-term capital gains, where applicable, as part of the regular monthly cash distributions to its shareholders. This policy will give the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis.

The Board of Directors of the Fund declared a monthly distribution per share for the month of December 2018. Please review the following information and important disclosures set forth below.

Amount of Distribution	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
$0.0800	December 18, 2018	December 19, 2018	December 31, 2018

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year-to-date from the sources indicated in the table. All amounts are expressed per common share.

DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATES	December 2018		YEAR-TO-DATE (YTD) December 30, 2018*
Source	Per Share Amount	% of Current Distribution	Per Share Amount	% of 2018 Distributions
Net Investment Income	$0.0536	67.00%	$0.3212	33.46%
Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains	$0.0000	0.00%	$0.0000	0.00%
Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains	$0.0264	33.00%	$0.6388	66.54%
Return of Capital (or other Capital Source)	$0.0000	0.00%	$0.0000	0.00%
Total Current Distribution	$0.0800	100.00%	$0.9600	100.00%

You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s managed distribution policy. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates, are likely to change over time, and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The amounts and sources of distributions year-to-date may be subject to additional adjustments.

*THE FUND WILL SEND YOU A FORM 1099-DIV FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR THAT WILL TELL YOU HOW TO REPORT THESE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.

The Fund’s Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return for fiscal year 2018 (January 1, 2018 through November 30, 2018) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return with the Fund’s Cumulative Distribution Rate for 2018. Moreover, the Fund’s Average Annual Total Return for the five-year period ending November 30, 2018 is set forth below. Shareholders should also note the relationship between the Average Annual Total Return with the Fund’s Current Annualized Distribution Rate for 2018. The performance and distribution rate information disclosed in the table below is based on the Fund’s net asset value per share (NAV). The Fund’s NAV is calculated as the total market value of all the securities and other assets held by the Fund minus the total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares outstanding. While NAV performance may be indicative of the Fund’s investment performance, it does not measure the value of a shareholder’s individual investment in the Fund. The value of a shareholder’s investment in the Fund is determined by the Fund’s market price, which is based on the supply and demand for the fund’s shares in the open market.

Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information:

Year-to-date January 1,  2018 to November 30, 2018
Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return1	2.38%
Cumulative Distribution Rate2	7.51%
Five-year period ending November 30, 2018
Average Annual Total Return3	9.89%
Current Annualized Distribution Rate4	7.51%

1. Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over the year-to-date time period including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.

2. Cumulative Distribution Rate for the Fund’s current fiscal period (January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018) measured on the dollar value of distributions in the year-to-date period as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of November 30, 2018.

3. Average Annual Total Return represents the compound average of the Annual NAV Total Returns of the Fund for the five-year period ending November 30, 2018. Annual NAV Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over a year including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.

4. The Current Annualized Distribution Rate is the current fiscal period’s distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of November 30, 2018.

The source of all distributions paid by the Fund, including net investment income, is subject to change. This is because the Fund invests primarily in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and similar companies. Distributions from REITs are attributed to various sources, including net investment income, capital gains and return of capital. The estimates shown above are based on the prior year breakdown of distributions from the REIT securities held by the Fund. Until the Fund receives a final determination from these companies as to the source of distributions – generally around January 31 of the following year – the Fund cannot provide a final determination of the source of distributions paid.

This Fund has a managed distribution policy that seeks to deliver the Fund’s long term total return potential through regular monthly distributions declared at a fixed rate per share. Distributions may be paid in part or in full from net investment income, realized capital gains and by returning capital, or a combination thereof. Shareholders should note, however, that if the Fund’s aggregate net investment income and net realized capital gains are less than the amount of the distribution level, the difference will be distributed from the Fund’s assets and will constitute a return of the shareholder’s capital. A return of capital is not taxable; rather it reduces a shareholder’s tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund’s shares.

Shareholders should not use the information provided in preparing their tax returns. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year indicating how to report fund distributions for federal income tax purposes.

EXHIBIT 13(c)

Notification of Sources of Distribution

Pursuant to Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (RFI)

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RFI) (the “Fund”), acting in accordance with an exemptive order received from the Securities and Exchange Commission and with approval of its Board of Directors, adopted a managed distribution policy under which the Fund intends to include long-term capital gains, where applicable, as part of the regular monthly cash distributions to its shareholders. This policy will give the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis.

The Board of Directors of the Fund declared a monthly distribution per share for the month of November 2018. Please review the following information and important disclosures set forth below.

Amount of Distribution	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
$0.0800	November 13, 2018	November 14, 2018	November 30, 2018

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year-to-date from the sources indicated in the table. All amounts are expressed per common share.

DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATES	November 2018		YEAR-TO-DATE (YTD) November 30, 2018*
Source	Per Share Amount	% of Current Distribution	Per Share Amount	% of 2017 Distributions
Net Investment Income	$0.0209	26.12%	$0.2665	30.28%
Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains	$0.0000	0.00%	$0.0000	0.00%
Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains	$0.0591	73.88%	$0.5498	62.48%
Return of Capital (or other Capital Source)	$0.0000	0.00%	$0.0637	7.24%
Total Current Distribution	$0.0800	100.00%	$0.8800	100.00%

You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s managed distribution policy. The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return to capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates, are likely to change over time, and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The amounts and sources of distributions year-to-date may be subject to additional adjustments.

*THE FUND WILL SEND YOU A FORM 1099-DIV FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR THAT WILL TELL YOU HOW TO REPORT THESE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.

The Fund’s Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return for fiscal year 2018 (January 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return with the Fund’s Cumulative Distribution Rate for 2018. Moreover, the Fund’s Average Annual Total Return for the five-year period ending October 31, 2018 is set forth below. Shareholders should also note the relationship between the Average Annual Total Return with the Fund’s Current Annualized Distribution Rate for 2018. The performance and distribution rate information disclosed in the table below is based on the Fund’s net asset value per share (NAV). The Fund’s NAV is calculated as the total market value of all the securities and other assets held by the Fund minus the total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares outstanding. While NAV performance may be indicative of the Fund’s investment performance, it does not measure the value of a shareholder’s individual investment in the Fund. The value of a shareholder’s investment in the Fund is determined by the Fund’s market price, which is based on the supply and demand for the fund’s shares in the open market.

Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information:

Year-to-date January 1, 2018 to  October 31, 2018
Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return1	–1.16%
Cumulative Distribution Rate2	7.09%
Five year period ending October 31, 2017
Average Annual Total Return3	8.23%
Current Annualized Distribution Rate4	7.73%

1. Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over the year-to-date time period including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.

2. Cumulative Distribution Rate for the Fund’s current fiscal period (January 1, 2018 through November 30, 2018) measured on the dollar value of distributions in the year-to-date period as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of October 31, 2018.

3. Average Annual Total Return represents the compound average of the Annual NAV Total Returns of the Fund for the five-year period ending October 31, 2018. Annual NAV Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over a year including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.

4. The Current Annualized Distribution Rate is the current fiscal period’s distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of October 31, 2018.

The source of all distributions paid by the Fund, including net investment income, is subject to change. This is because the Fund invests primarily in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and similar companies. Distributions from REITs are attributed to various sources, including net investment income, capital gains and return of capital. The estimates shown above are based on the prior year breakdown of distributions from the REIT securities held by the Fund. Until the Fund receives a final determination from these companies as to the source of distributions – generally around January 31 of the following year – the Fund cannot provide a final determination of the source of distributions paid.

This Fund has a managed distribution policy that seeks to deliver the Fund’s long term total return potential through regular monthly distributions declared at a fixed rate per share. Distributions may be paid in part or in full from net investment income, realized capital gains and by returning capital, or a combination thereof. Shareholders should note, however, that if the Fund’s aggregate net investment income and net realized capital gains are less than the amount of the distribution level, the difference will be distributed from the Fund’s assets and will constitute a return of the shareholder’s capital. A return of capital is not taxable; rather it reduces a shareholder’s tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund’s shares.

Shareholders should not use the information provided in preparing their tax returns. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year indicating how to report fund distributions for federal income tax purposes.

EXHIBIT 13(c)

Notification of Sources of Distribution

Pursuant to Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (RFI)

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RFI) (the “Fund”), acting in accordance with an exemptive order received from the Securities and Exchange Commission and with approval of its Board of Directors, adopted a managed distribution policy under which the Fund intends to include long-term capital gains, where applicable, as part of the regular monthly cash distributions to its shareholders. This policy will give the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis.

The Board of Directors of the Fund declared a monthly distribution per share for the month of October 2018. Please review the following information and important disclosures set forth below.

Amount of Distribution	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
$0.0800	October 16, 2018	October 17, 2018	October 31, 2018

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year-to-date from the sources indicated in the table. All amounts are expressed per common share.

DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATES	October 2018		YEAR-TO-DATE (YTD) October 31, 2018*
Source	Per Share     Amount	% of Current     Distribution	Per Share     Amount	% of 2018     Distributions
Net Investment Income	$0.0068	8.50%	$0.2381	29.76%
Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains	$0.0000	0.00%	$0.0035	0.44%
Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains	$0.0732	91.50%	$0.4838	60.47%
Return of Capital (or other Capital Source)	$0.0000	0.00%	$0.0746	9.33%
Total Current Distribution	$0.0800	100.00%	$0.8000	100.00%

You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s managed distribution policy. The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return to capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates, are likely to change over time, and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The amounts and sources of distributions year-to-date may be subject to additional adjustments.

*THE FUND WILL SEND YOU A FORM 1099-DIV FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR THAT WILL TELL YOU HOW TO REPORT THESE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.

The Fund’s Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return for fiscal year 2018 (January 1, 2018 through September 30, 2018) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return with the Fund’s Cumulative Distribution Rate for 2018. Moreover, the Fund’s Average Annual Total Return for the five-year period ending September 30, 2018 is set forth below. Shareholders should also note the relationship between the Average Annual Total Return with the Fund’s Current Annualized Distribution Rate for 2018. The performance and distribution rate information disclosed in the table below is based on the Fund’s net asset value per share (NAV). The Fund’s NAV is

calculated as the total market value of all the securities and other assets held by the Fund minus the total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares outstanding. While NAV performance may be indicative of the Fund’s investment performance, it does not measure the value of a shareholder’s individual investment in the Fund. The value of a shareholder’s investment in the Fund is determined by the Fund’s market price, which is based on the supply and demand for the fund’s shares in the open market.

Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information:

Year-to-date January 1, 2018 to September  30, 2018
Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return1	1.88%
Cumulative Distribution Rate2	6.21%
Five year period ending September 30, 2018
Average Annual Total Return3	9.55%
Current Annualized Distribution Rate4	7.45%

1. Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over the year-to-date time period including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.

2. Cumulative Distribution Rate for the Fund’s current fiscal period (January 1, 2018 through October 31, 2018) measured on the dollar value of distributions in the year-to-date period as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of September 30, 2018.

3. Average Annual Total Return represents the compound average of the Annual NAV Total Returns of the Fund for the five-year period ending September 30, 2018. Annual NAV Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over a year including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.

4. The Current Annualized Distribution Rate is the current fiscal period’s distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of September 30, 2018.

The source of all distributions paid by the Fund, including net investment income, is subject to change. This is because the Fund invests primarily in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and similar companies. Distributions from REITs are attributed to various sources, including net investment income, capital gains and return of capital. The estimates shown above are based on the prior year breakdown of distributions from the REIT securities held by the Fund. Until the Fund receives a final determination from these companies as to the source of distributions – generally around January 31 of the following year – the Fund cannot provide a final determination of the source of distributions paid.

This Fund has a managed distribution policy that seeks to deliver the Fund’s long term total return potential through regular monthly distributions declared at a fixed rate per share. Distributions may be paid in part or in full from net investment income, realized capital gains and by returning capital, or a combination thereof. Shareholders should note, however, that if the Fund’s aggregate net investment income and net realized capital gains are less than the amount of the distribution level, the difference will be distributed from the Fund’s assets and will constitute a return of the shareholder’s capital. A return of capital is not taxable; rather it reduces a shareholder’s tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund’s shares.

Shareholders should not use the information provided in preparing their tax returns. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year indicating how to report fund distributions for federal income tax purposes.

EXHIBIT 13(c)

Notification of Sources of Distribution

Pursuant to Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (RFI)

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RFI) (the “Fund”), acting in accordance with an exemptive order received from the Securities and Exchange Commission and with approval of its Board of Directors, adopted a managed distribution policy under which the Fund intends to include long-term capital gains, where applicable, as part of the regular monthly cash distributions to its shareholders. This policy will give the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis.

The Board of Directors of the Fund declared a monthly distribution per share for the month of September 2018. Please review the following information and important disclosures set forth below.

Amount of Distribution	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
$0.0800	September 18, 2018	September 19, 2018	September 28, 2018

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year-to-date from the sources indicated in the table. All amounts are expressed per common share.

DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATES	September 2018		YEAR-TO-DATE (YTD) September 30, 2018*
Source	Per Share Amount	% of Current Distribution	Per Share Amount	% of 2018 Distributions
Net Investment Income	$0.0556	69.50%	$0.2334	32.42%
Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains	$0.0017	2.13%	$0.0054	0.75%
Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains	$0.0109	13.62%	$0.1781	24.74%
Return of Capital (or other Capital Source)	$0.0118	14.75%	$0.3031	42.09%
Total Current Distribution	$0.0800	100.00%	$0.7200	100.00%

You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s managed distribution policy. The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return to capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates, are likely to change over time, and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The amounts and sources of distributions year-to-date may be subject to additional adjustments

*THE FUND WILL SEND YOU A FORM 1099-DIV FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR THAT WILL TELL YOU HOW TO REPORT THESE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.

The Fund’s Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return for fiscal year 2018 (January 1, 2018 through August 31, 2018) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return with the Fund’s Cumulative Distribution Rate for 2018. Moreover, the Fund’s Average Annual Total Return for the five-year period ending August 31, 2018 is set forth below. Shareholders should also note the relationship between the Average Annual Total Return with the Fund’s Current Annualized Distribution Rate for 2018. The performance and distribution rate information disclosed in the table below is based on the Fund’s net asset value per share (NAV). The Fund’s NAV is calculated as the

total market value of all the securities and other assets held by the Fund minus the total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares outstanding. While NAV performance may be indicative of the Fund’s investment performance, it does not measure the value of a shareholder’s individual investment in the Fund. The value of a shareholder’s investment in the Fund is determined by the Fund’s market price, which is based on the supply and demand for the fund’s shares in the open market.

Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information:

Year-to-date January 1, 2018 to August  31, 2018
Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return1	3.96%
Cumulative Distribution Rate2	5.44%
Five year period ending August 31, 2018
Average Annual Total Return3	10.81%
Current Annualized Distribution Rate4	7.25%

1. Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over the year-to-date time period including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.

2. Cumulative Distribution Rate for the Fund’s current fiscal period (January 1, 2018 through September 28, 2018) measured on the dollar value of distributions in the year-to-date period as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of August 31, 2018.

3. Average Annual Total Return represents the compound average of the Annual NAV Total Returns of the Fund for the five-year period ending August 31, 2018. Annual NAV Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over a year including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.

4. The Current Annualized Distribution Rate is the current fiscal period’s distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of August 31, 2018.

The source of all distributions paid by the Fund, including net investment income, is subject to change. This is because the Fund invests primarily in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and similar companies. Distributions from REITs are attributed to various sources, including net investment income, capital gains and return of capital. The estimates shown above are based on the prior year breakdown of distributions from the REIT securities held by the Fund. Until the Fund receives a final determination from these companies as to the source of distributions – generally around January 31 of the following year – the Fund cannot provide a final determination of the source of distributions paid.

This Fund has a managed distribution policy that seeks to deliver the Fund’s long term total return potential through regular monthly distributions declared at a fixed rate per share. Distributions may be paid in part or in full from net investment income, realized capital gains and by returning capital, or a combination thereof. Shareholders should note, however, that if the Fund’s aggregate net investment income and net realized capital gains are less than the amount of the distribution level, the difference will be distributed from the Fund’s assets and will constitute a return of the shareholder’s capital. A return of capital is not taxable; rather it reduces a shareholder’s tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund’s shares.

Shareholders should not use the information provided in preparing their tax returns. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year indicating how to report fund distributions for federal income tax purposes.

EXHIBIT 13(c)

Notification of Sources of Distribution

Pursuant to Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (RFI)

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RFI) (the “Fund”), acting in accordance with an exemptive order received from the Securities and Exchange Commission and with approval of its Board of Directors, adopted a managed distribution policy under which the Fund intends to include long-term capital gains, where applicable, as part of the regular monthly cash distributions to its shareholders. This policy will give the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis.

The Board of Directors of the Fund declared a monthly distribution per share for the month of August 2018. Please review the following information and important disclosures set forth below.

Amount of Distribution	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
$0.0800	August 21, 2017	August 22, 2018	August 31, 2018

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the sources indicated in the table. All amounts are expressed per common share.

DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATES	August 2018		YEAR-TO-DATE (YTD) August 30, 2018*
Source	Per Share     Amount	% of Current     Distribution	Per Share     Amount	% of 2017     Distributions
Net Investment Income	$0.0200	25.00%	$0.1795	28.05%
Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains	$0.0000	0.00%	$0.0037	0.58%
Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains	$0.0404	50.50%	$0.1672	26.13%
Return of Capital (or other Capital Source)	$0.0196	24.50%	$0.2896	45.24%
Total Current Distribution	$0.0800	100.00%	$0.6400	100.00%

You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s managed distribution policy. The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return to capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates, are likely to change over time, and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The amounts and sources of distributions year-to-date may be subject to additional adjustments.

*THE FUND WILL SEND YOU A FORM 1099-DIV FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR THAT WILL TELL YOU HOW TO REPORT THESE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.

The Fund’s Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return for fiscal year 2018 (January 1, 2018 through July 31, 2018) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return with the Fund’s Cumulative Distribution Rate for 2018. Moreover, the Fund’s Average Annual Total Return for the five-year period ending July 31, 2018 is set forth below. Shareholders should also note the relationship between the Average Annual Total Return with the Fund’s Current Annualized Distribution Rate for 2018. The performance and distribution rate information disclosed in the table below is based on the Fund’s net asset value per share (NAV). The Fund’s NAV is calculated as the total market value of all the securities and other assets held by the Fund minus the total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares outstanding. While NAV performance may be indicative of the Fund’s investment performance, it does not measure the value of a shareholder’s individual investment in the Fund. The value of a shareholder’s investment in the Fund is determined by the Fund’s market price, which is based on the supply and demand for the fund’s shares in the open market.

Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information:

Year-to-date January 1, 2018 to July  31, 2018
Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return1	1.22%
Cumulative Distribution Rate2	4.93%
Five year period ending July 31, 2017
Average Annual Total Return3	8.85%
Current Annualized Distribution Rate4	7.40%

1. Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over the year-to-date time period including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.

2. Cumulative Distribution Rate for the Fund’s current fiscal period (January 1, 2018 through August 31, 2018) measured on the dollar value of distributions in the year-to-date period as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of July 31, 2018.

3. Average Annual Total Return represents the compound average of the Annual NAV Total Returns of the Fund for the five-year period ending July 31, 2018. Annual NAV Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over a year including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.

4. The Current Annualized Distribution Rate is the current fiscal period’s distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of July 31, 2018.

The source of all distributions paid by the Fund, including net investment income, is subject to change. This is because the Fund invests primarily in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and similar companies. Distributions from REITs are attributed to various sources, including net investment income, capital gains and return of capital. The estimates shown above are based on the prior year breakdown of distributions from the REIT securities held by the Fund. Until the Fund receives a final determination from these companies as to the source of distributions – generally around January 31 of the following year – the Fund cannot provide a final determination of the source of distributions paid.

This Fund has a managed distribution policy that seeks to deliver the Fund’s long term total return potential through regular monthly distributions declared at a fixed rate per share. Distributions may be paid in part or in full from net investment income, realized capital gains and by returning capital, or a combination thereof. Shareholders should note, however, that if the Fund’s aggregate net investment income and net realized capital gains are less than the amount of the distribution level, the difference will be distributed from the Fund’s assets and will constitute a return of the shareholder’s capital. A return of capital is not taxable; rather it reduces a shareholder’s tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund’s shares.

Shareholders should not use the information provided in preparing their tax returns. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year indicating how to report fund distributions for federal income tax purposes.

EXHIBIT 13(c)

Notification of Sources of Distribution

Pursuant to Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (RFI)

Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. (NYSE: RFI) (the “Fund”), acting in accordance with an exemptive order received from the Securities and Exchange Commission and with approval of its Board of Directors, adopted a managed distribution policy under which the Fund intends to include long-term capital gains, where applicable, as part of the regular monthly cash distributions to its shareholders. This policy will give the Fund greater flexibility to realize long-term capital gains and to distribute those gains on a regular monthly basis.

The Board of Directors of the Fund declared a monthly distribution per share for the month of July 2018. Please review the following information and important disclosures set forth below.

Amount of Distribution	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
$0.0800	July 17, 2018	July 18, 2018	July 31, 2018

The following table sets forth the estimated amounts of the current distribution and the cumulative distributions paid this fiscal year to date from the sources indicated in the table. All amounts are expressed per common share.

DISTRIBUTION ESTIMATES	July 2018		YEAR-TO-DATE (YTD) July 31, 2018*
Source	Per Share       Amount	% of Current       Distribution	Per Share       Amount	% of 2017     Distributions
Net Investment Income	$0.0070	8.75%	$0.14595	28.48%
Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains	$0.0037	4.63%	$0.007	0.66%
Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains	$0.0294	36.75%	$0.1268	22.64%
Return of Capital (or other Capital Source)	$0.0399	49.87%	$0.2700	48.22%
Total Current Distribution	$0.0800	100.00%	$0.5600	100.00%

You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s managed distribution policy. The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its income and capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return to capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all of the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with ‘yield’ or ‘income’. The amounts and sources of distributions reported in this Notice are only estimates, are likely to change over time, and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for accounting and tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The amounts and sources of distributions year-to-date may be subject to additional adjustments.

*THE FUND WILL SEND YOU A FORM 1099-DIV FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR THAT WILL TELL YOU HOW TO REPORT THESE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.

The Fund’s Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return for fiscal year 2018 (January 1, 2018 through June 30, 2018) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return with the Fund’s Cumulative Distribution Rate for 2018. Moreover, the Fund’s Average Annual Total Return for the five-year period ending June 30, 2018 is set forth below. Shareholders should also note the relationship between the Average Annual Total Return with the Fund’s Current Annualized Distribution Rate for 2018. The performance and distribution rate information disclosed in the table below is based on the Fund’s net asset value per share (NAV). The Fund’s NAV is calculated as the total market value of all the securities and other assets held by the Fund minus the total liabilities, divided by the total number of shares outstanding. While NAV performance may be indicative of the Fund’s investment performance, it does not measure the value of a shareholder’s individual investment in the Fund. The value of a shareholder’s investment in the Fund is determined by the Fund’s market price, which is based on the supply and demand for the fund’s shares in the open market.

Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information:

Year-to-date January 1, 2018 to June 30, 2018
Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return1	0.11%
Cumulative Distribution Rate2	4.34%
Five-year period ending June 30, 2018
Average Annual Total Return3	8.79%
Current Annualized Distribution Rate4	7.44%

1. Year-to-date Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over the year-to-date time period including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.

2. Cumulative Distribution Rate for the Fund’s current fiscal period (January 1, 2018 through July 31, 2018) measured on the dollar value of distributions in the year-to-date period as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of June 30, 2018.

3. Average Annual Total Return represents the compound average of the Annual NAV Total Returns of the Fund for the five-year period ending June 30, 2018. Annual NAV Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over a year including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.

4. The Current Annualized Distribution Rate is the current fiscal period’s distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of June 30, 2018.

The source of all distributions paid by the Fund, including net investment income, is subject to change. This is because the Fund invests primarily in real estate investment trusts (REITs) and similar companies. Distributions from REITs are attributed to various sources, including net investment income, capital gains and return of capital. The estimates shown above are based on the prior year breakdown of distributions from the REIT securities held by the Fund. Until the Fund receives a final determination from these companies as to the source of distributions – generally around January 31 of the following year – the Fund cannot provide a final determination of the source of distributions paid.

This Fund has a managed distribution policy that seeks to deliver the Fund’s long term total return potential through regular monthly distributions declared at a fixed rate per share. Distributions may be paid in part or in full from net investment income, realized capital gains and by returning capital, or a combination thereof. Shareholders should note, however, that if the Fund’s aggregate net investment income and net realized capital gains are less than the amount of the distribution level, the difference will be distributed from the Fund’s assets and will constitute a return of the shareholder’s capital. A return of capital is not taxable; rather it reduces a shareholder’s tax basis in his or her shares of the Fund. The Board of Directors of the Fund may amend, terminate or suspend the managed distribution policy at any time, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of the Fund’s shares.

Shareholders should not use the information provided in preparing their tax returns. Shareholders will receive a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year indicating how to report fund distributions for federal income tax purposes.