February 4, 2011

VIA EDGAR

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

RE: ING Mutual Funds (“Registrant”)

        (File Nos. 33-56094; 811-07428)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (“1933 Act”) this is to certify that the Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 144 to the Registrant that would be filed pursuant to 497(c) under the 1933 Act would not have differed from those contained in Post-Effective Amendment No. 144 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A.

Please contact Kim Springer at (480) 477-2674 or the undersigned at (480) 477-2649 if you have any questions or comments.

Regards,

/s/ Paul A. Caldarelli

Paul A. Caldarelli

Vice President and Senior Counsel

ING Investment Management – ING Funds

cc:	Huey P. Falgout, Jr., Esq.
	ING Investments, LLC
	Reza Pishva
	Dechert LLP

7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Rd., Suite 100 Scottsdale, AZ 85258-2034 Tel: 480-477-3000 Fax: 480-477-2700 www.ingfunds.com