As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2005
Securities Act No. 33-44964
Investment Company Act File No. 811-6526


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM N-1A

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933                 [X]

                  Pre-Effective Amendment No.                           [ ]
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                  Post-Effective Amendment No. 111                      [X]
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                                     and/or


REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940         [X]


                  Amendment No. 113                                     [X]
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                               THE COVENTRY GROUP
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               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant's Telephone Number: (614) 470-8000

Patrick W.D. Turley, Esq.
Dechert LLP
1775 I Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

With Copies to:

R. Jeffrey Young
BISYS Fund Services
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, Ohio 43219

It is proposed that this filing will become effective immediately upon filing
pursuant to paragraph (b) of Rule 485.


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BOSTON BALANCED FUND
BOSTON EQUITY FUND

Prospectus dated August 1, 2005

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved the securities being offered by this prospectus or determined whether this prospectus is accurate and complete. It is unlawful for anyone to make any representation to the contrary.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                RISK/RETURN SUMMARY AND FUND EXPENSES

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Carefully review this                               3  Boston Balanced Fund
important section for a                             6  Boston Equity Fund
summary of each Fund's
investments, risks and fees.

                                                INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND RISKS

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This section contains                               8  Boston Balanced Fund
details on each Fund's                              9  Boston Equity Fund
investment strategies and                          10  Investment Risks
risks.

                                                SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

                                   [BOOK]
Consult this section to                            11  Pricing of Fund Shares
obtain details on how shares                       11  Purchasing and Adding to Your Shares
are valued, how to purchase,                       13  Selling Your Shares
sell and exchange shares,                          15  Exchanging Your Shares
related charges and payments                       16  Dividends, Distributions and Taxes
of dividends.

                                                FUND MANAGEMENT

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Review this section for                            17  The Investment Adviser
details on the people and                          17  Portfolio Manager
organizations who oversee
the Funds and their
investments.

                                                FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

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Review this section for                            18  Boston Balanced Fund
details on the selected                            19  Boston Equity Fund
financial statements of the
Funds.

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RISK/RETURN SUMMARY

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BOSTON BALANCED FUND

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES                      The Boston Balanced Fund seeks long-term capital growth
                                           and income through an actively managed portfolio of
                                           stocks, bonds and money market instruments.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES            The Fund invests in stocks, bonds and money market
                                           instruments, with at least 25% of assets in fixed-income
                                           securities and at least 25% of assets in equity
                                           securities.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS                 The Fund is subject to stock market risk, interest rate
                                           risk and credit risk. Therefore, the value of the Fund's
                                           investments will fluctuate with market conditions and
                                           interest rates and the value of your investment in the
                                           Fund will also vary. You could lose money on your
                                           investment in the Fund, or the Fund could underperform
                                           other investments.

WHO MAY WANT TO INVEST?                    Consider investing in the Fund if you are:
                                             - investing for a period of time in excess of 3 to 5
                                               years
                                             - able to bear (emotionally and/or financially) the
                                               risk of market value fluctuations in the short or
                                               long-term
                                             - looking for a combination of exposure to stock
                                               investments for long-term growth, and bond
                                               investments for greater stability of income and
                                               principal
                                           This Fund will not be appropriate for someone:
                                             - investing for a period of time less than 3 to 5 years
                                             - not comfortable with market fluctuations in the
                                               short-term
                                             - looking primarily for a high level of current income

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RISK/RETURN SUMMARY

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BOSTON BALANCED FUND

The chart and table on this page show how the Boston Balanced Fund has performed and how its performance has varied from year to year. The bar chart shows changes in the Fund's yearly performance since its inception on December 1, 1995, to demonstrate that the Fund has both gained and lost value during its history. The table below it compares the Fund's performance (both before and after taxes) over time to that of a blended benchmark index consisting of the Standard & Poors' 500(R) Composite Stock Index ("S&P 500 Index") (50%),(4) the Lehman Brothers Government/Credit Bond Index (40%)(5) and the 90 day U.S. Treasury Bill (10%).

PERFORMANCE BAR CHART AND TABLE(1)

YEAR-BY-YEAR TOTAL RETURNS AS OF 12/31/04

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1996                                                                             14.39
1997                                                                             27.08
1998                                                                             19.27
1999                                                                              4.57
2000                                                                              0.36
2001                                                                             -1.55
2002                                                                             -1.33
2003                                                                             14.96
2004                                                                             10.46

Past performance does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS

(for the periods ending
December 31, 2004(6))

Best quarter: Q2 1997 +11.95% Worst quarter: Q3 1998 -6.13%

                                                INCEPTION       PAST      5        SINCE
                                                   DATE         YEAR    YEARS    INCEPTION
                                              --------------------------------------------
 BOSTON BALANCED FUND                             12/1/95
  Before Taxes                                                 10.46%    4.36%     9.46%
  After Taxes on Distributions(2)                               9.81%    3.18%     8.10%
  After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of
  Fund Shares(2)                                                6.81%    3.08%     7.52%
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 BLENDED COMPOSITE INDEX(3)                       12/1/95       7.27%    2.63%     8.29%
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 S&P 500(R) INDEX(4)                              12/1/95      10.87%   -2.30%     9.69%
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 LEHMAN BROTHERS GOVERNMENT/CREDIT BOND
 INDEX(5)                                         12/1/95       4.21%    8.00%     6.71%
                                              --------------------------------------------
 90 DAY U.S. TREASURY BILL                        12/1/95       1.24%    2.80%     3.82%
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The table assumes that shareholders redeem all their fund shares at the end of the period indicated.

(1) Both the chart and table assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

(2) After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

(3) The index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses associated with a mutual fund or the impact of taxes.

(4) A widely recognized, unmanaged index of common stocks generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole. The index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses associated with a mutual fund or the impact of taxes.

(5) A widely recognized, unmanaged index generally representative of the bond market as a whole. The index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses associated with a mutual fund or the impact of taxes.

(6) For the period January 1, 2005 through June 30, 2005, the aggregate (non-annualized) total return for the Fund was -2.82%.

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FUND EXPENSES

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BOSTON BALANCED FUND

ANNUAL FEES AND EXPENSES
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may
pay if you buy and hold shares of the Boston Balanced
Fund.

SHAREHOLDER FEES
(FEES PAID DIRECTLY FROM YOUR INVESTMENT)

Maximum Sales Charge (load) on Purchases             n/a
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load)                 n/a
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
(EXPENSES THAT ARE DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)

Management Fees                                    0.75%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees                n/a
Other Expenses                                     0.34%*
Total Fund Operating Expenses                      1.09%*
Fee waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement            0.09%
Net Expenses                                       1.00%*

* The Investment Adviser has entered into an expense limitation agreement with the Fund to limit the Total Fund Operating Expenses of the Boston Balanced Fund to 1.00% of its average daily net assets for its current fiscal year. Without this expense limitation agreement, the Total Fund Operating Expenses for the Fund would have been 1.09%. The Fund has agreed to repay the Adviser for amounts waived or reimbursed by the Adviser pursuant to the expense limitation agreement provided that such repayment does not cause the Fund's Total Fund Operating Expenses to exceed 1.00% of its average daily net assets and the repayment is made within three years after the year in which the Adviser incurred the expense.

EXPENSE EXAMPLE

Use this table to compare fees and expenses with those of other funds. The table illustrates the amount of fees and expenses you would pay, assuming the following:

- $10,000 investment
- 5% annual return
- redemption at the end of each period
- no changes in the Fund's operating expenses

Because this example is hypothetical and for comparison purposes only, your actual costs will be different.

                            1       3       5       10
  BOSTON BALANCED FUND     YEAR   YEARS   YEARS   YEARS
                           $102   $338    $592    $1,321
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RISK/RETURN SUMMARY

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BOSTON EQUITY FUND

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES                      The Boston Equity Fund seeks long-term capital growth
                                           through an actively managed portfolio of stocks.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES            The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least
                                           80% of its assets in equity securities.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS                 The Fund is subject to stock market risk. Therefore, the
                                           value of the Fund's investments will fluctuate with
                                           market conditions and the value of your investment in the
                                           Fund will also vary. You could lose money on your
                                           investment in the Fund, or the Fund could underperform
                                           other investments.

WHO MAY WANT TO INVEST?                    Consider investing in the Fund if you are:
                                             - investing for a period of time in excess of 3 to 5
                                               years
                                             - able to bear (emotionally and/or financially) the
                                               risk of market value fluctuations in the short or
                                               long-term
                                             - looking for a high-quality, well-diversified,
                                               all-equity portfolio that provides the potential for
                                               growth of your investment
                                             - comfortable with market value fluctuations in the
                                               short-term
                                           This Fund will not be appropriate for someone:
                                             - investing for a period of time less than 3 to 5 years
                                             - not comfortable with market fluctuations
                                             - looking primarily for current income

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RISK/RETURN SUMMARY

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BOSTON EQUITY FUND

The chart and table on this page show how the Boston Equity Fund has performed. The bar chart shows the Fund's yearly performance. The table below it compares the Fund's performance (both before and after taxes) to that of its benchmark index, the Standard & Poors' 500(R) Composite Stock Index ("S&P 500 Index")(2).

PERFORMANCE BAR CHART AND TABLE(1)

TOTAL RETURN AS OF 12/31/04

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2004                                                                             11.93

Past performance does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.

Best quarter: Q4 2004 8.21%

Worst quarter: Q3 2004 -1.89%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL
RETURNS
(for the periods ending
December 31, 2004(4))

                                                INCEPTION       PAST      SINCE
                                                   DATE         YEAR    INCEPTION
                                              -----------------------------------
 BOSTON EQUITY FUND                               10/1/03
  Before Taxes                                                 11.93%    18.72%
  After Taxes on Distributions(3)                              11.39%    18.22%
  After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of
  Fund Shares(3)                                                8.06%    15.78%
                                              -----------------------------------
 S&P 500(R) INDEX(2)                              10/1/03      10.87%    19.07%
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The table assumes that shareholders redeem all their fund shares at the end of the period indicated.

(1) Both the chart and table assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

(2) A widely recognized, unmanaged index of common stocks generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole. The index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses associated with a mutual fund or the impact of taxes.

(3) After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

(4) For the period January 1, 2005 through June 30, 2005, the aggregate (non-annualized) total return for the Fund was -3.22%.

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FUND EXPENSES

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BOSTON EQUITY FUND

ANNUAL FEES AND EXPENSES
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Boston Equity Fund.

SHAREHOLDER FEES
(FEES PAID DIRECTLY FROM YOUR INVESTMENT)

Maximum Sales Charge (load) on Purchases          n/a
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load)              n/a
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
(EXPENSES THAT ARE DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)

Management Fees                                  0.75%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees             n/a
Other Expenses                                   0.39%*
Total Fund Operating Expenses                    1.14%*
Fee waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement          0.14%*
Net Expenses                                     1.00%*

* The Investment Adviser has entered into an expense limitation agreement with the Fund to limit the Total Fund Operating Expenses of the Boston Equity Fund to 1.00% of its average daily net assets for its current fiscal year. Without this expense limitation agreement, the Total Fund Operating Expenses for the Fund would have been 1.14%. The Fund has agreed to repay the Adviser for amounts waived or reimbursed by the Adviser pursuant to the expense limitation agreement provided that such repayment does not cause the Fund's Total Fund Operating Expenses to exceed 1.00% of its average daily net assets and the repayment is made within three years after the year in which the Adviser incurred the expense.

EXPENSE EXAMPLE

Use this table to compare fees and expenses with those of other funds. The table illustrates the amount of fees and expenses you would pay, assuming the following:

- $10,000 investment
- 5% annual return
- redemption at the end of each period
- no changes in the Fund's operating expenses

Because this example is hypothetical and for comparison purposes only, your actual costs will be different.

                            1       3       5       10
   BOSTON EQUITY FUND      YEAR   YEARS   YEARS   YEARS
                           $102   $348    $614    $1,374
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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND RISKS

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BOSTON BALANCED FUND

TICKER SYMBOL: BMGFX

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The investment objective of the Boston Balanced Fund is to seek long-term capital growth and income through an actively managed portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments.

POLICIES AND STRATEGIES

Consistent with the Balanced Fund's investment objective, the Fund:

- maintains an actively managed portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments

- will generally invest at least 25% of its total assets in fixed-income securities and at least 25% of its total assets in equity securities

- may purchase both common stock and preferred stock

- will purchase bonds that are primarily investment grade

- may invest up to 20% of its total assets in fixed-income securities that are considered non-investment grade

- may invest in the securities of foreign issuers and may acquire sponsored and unsponsored American Depositary Receipts and European Depositary Receipts

- may engage in repurchase transactions pursuant to which the Fund purchases a security and simultaneously commits to resell that security to the seller (either a bank or a securities dealer) at an agreed upon price on an agreed upon date (usually within seven days of purchase)

- may invest in other investment companies

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER. The annual rate of portfolio turnover is not expected to exceed 100%. In general, the Adviser will not consider the rate of portfolio turnover to be a limiting factor in determining when or whether to purchase or sell securities in order to achieve the Fund's objective.

In the event that the Adviser determines that market conditions are not suitable for the Fund's typical investments, the Adviser may, for temporary defensive purposes during such unusual market conditions, invest all or any portion of the Fund's assets in money market instruments.

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND RISKS

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BOSTON EQUITY FUND

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The investment objective of the Boston Equity Fund is to seek long-term capital growth through an actively managed portfolio of stocks.

POLICIES AND STRATEGIES

Consistent with the Equity Fund's investment objective, the Fund:

- will invest substantially all, but in no event less than 80%, of the value of its assets in equity securities under normal circumstances

- will invest in the following types of equity securities: common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible or exchangeable into common stocks, warrants and any rights to purchase common stocks

- may invest in fixed-income securities consisting of corporate notes, bonds and debentures that are rated investment grade at the time of purchase

- may invest in obligations issued or guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government including U.S. Treasury instruments

- may invest in the securities of foreign issuers and may acquire sponsored and unsponsored American Depositary Receipts and European Depositary Receipts

- may engage in repurchase transactions pursuant to which the Fund purchases a security and simultaneously commits to resell that security to the seller (either a bank or a securities dealer) at an agreed upon price on an agreed upon date (usually within seven days of purchase)

- may invest in other investment companies

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER. The annual rate of portfolio turnover is not expected to exceed 100%. In general, the Adviser will not consider the rate of portfolio turnover to be a limiting factor in determining when or whether to purchase or sell securities in order to achieve the Fund's objective.

In the event that the Adviser determines that market conditions are not suitable for the Fund's typical investments, the Adviser may, for temporary defensive purposes during such unusual market conditions, invest all or any portion of the Fund's assets in money market instruments.

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND RISKS

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INVESTMENT RISKS

Any investment in the Funds is subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of the principal amount invested.

Generally, the Funds will be subject to the following risks:

- MARKET RISK: Market risk refers to the risk related to investments in securities in general and the daily fluctuations in the securities markets. The Funds' performance per share will change daily based on many factors, including fluctuation in interest rates, the quality of the instruments in each Fund's investment portfolio, national and international economic conditions and general market conditions.

- INTEREST RATE RISK: Interest rate risk refers to the risk that the value of either Fund's fixed-income securities can change in response to changes in prevailing interest rates causing volatility and possible loss of value as rates increase.

- CREDIT RISK: Credit risk refers to the risk related to the credit quality of the issuer of a security held in either Fund's portfolio. The Funds could lose money if the issuer of a security is unable to meet its financial obligations or the market's perception of the issuer not being able to meet them increases.

Investments in the Funds are not deposits of Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc. or Boston Trust & Investment Management Company and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC") or any other government agency.

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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

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PRICING OF FUND SHARES


HOW NAV IS CALCULATED

The NAV is calculated by adding the total value of a Fund's investments and other assets, subtracting its liabilities and then dividing that figure by the number of outstanding shares of that Fund:

NAV =
Total Assets - Liabilities

Number of Shares Outstanding

You can find a Fund's NAV daily in The Wall Street Journal and other financial newspapers.
The net asset value per share of each Fund is determined at the time trading closes on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") (currently 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday), except on business holidays when the NYSE is closed. The NYSE recognizes the following holidays: New Year's Day, President's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Any other holiday recognized by the NYSE will be considered a business holiday on which the net asset value of each Fund will not be calculated.

Your order for purchase, sale or exchange of shares is priced at the next NAV calculated after your order is accepted by the Funds. This is known as the offering price.

Each Fund's securities are valued generally at current market prices. If market quotations are not available, prices will be based on fair value as determined by the Funds' Trustees.

PURCHASING AND ADDING TO YOUR SHARES

You may purchase the Funds through the Distributor or through investment representatives, who may charge additional fees and may require higher minimum investments or impose other limitations on buying and selling shares. If you purchase shares through an investment representative, that party is responsible for transmitting orders by close of business and may have an earlier cut-off time for purchase and sale requests. Consult your investment representative for specific information.

The minimum initial investment in the Funds is $100,000. Subsequent investments must be at least $1,000. BISYS Fund Services Limited Partnership (the "Distributor") acts as Distributor of each Fund's shares. Shares of the Funds are offered continuously for purchase at the NAV per share of the Fund next determined after a purchase order is received. Investors may purchase shares of the Funds by check or wire, as described below.

All purchases must be in U.S. dollars. A fee will be charged for any checks that do not clear. Third-party checks, starter checks, traveler's checks, money orders, cash and credit card convenience checks are not accepted.

A Fund or the Adviser may waive its minimum purchase requirement, or the Distributor may reject a purchase order, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of either Fund and/or its shareholders.

FREQUENT TRADING POLICY

Frequent trading into and out of a Fund can have adverse consequences for that Fund and for long-term shareholders in the Fund. The Funds believe that frequent or excessive short-term trading activity by shareholders of a Fund may be detrimental to long-term shareholders because those activities may,

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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

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PURCHASING AND ADDING TO YOUR SHARES
CONTINUED

among other things: (a) dilute the value of shares held by long-term shareholders; (b) cause the Funds to maintain larger cash positions than would otherwise be necessary; (c) increase brokerage commissions and related costs and expenses, and (d) incur additional tax liability. The Funds therefore discourage frequent purchase and redemptions by shareholders and they do not make any effort to accommodate this practice. To protect against such activity, the Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures that are intended to permit the Funds to curtail frequent or excessive short-term trading by shareholders. At the present time the Funds do not impose limits on the frequency of purchases and redemptions, nor do they limit the number of exchanges into any of the Funds. The Funds reserve the right, however, to impose certain limitations at any time with respect to trading in shares of the Funds, including suspending or terminating trading privileges in Fund shares, for any investor whom the Funds believe has a history of abusive trading or whose trading, in the judgment of the Funds, has been or may be disruptive to the Funds. The Funds' ability to detect and prevent any abusive or excessive short-term trading may be limited to the extent such trading involves Fund shares held through omnibus accounts of a financial intermediary.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPENING OR ADDING TO AN ACCOUNT

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BY REGULAR MAIL OR OVERNIGHT SERVICE

INITIAL INVESTMENT:

1. Carefully read and complete the application. Establishing your account privileges now saves you the inconvenience of having to add them later.

2. Make check or certified check payable to either "Boston Balanced Fund" or "Boston Equity Fund", as applicable.

3. Mail to: Boston Trust Mutual Funds, c/o Boston Trust & Investment Management Company, One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108.

SUBSEQUENT INVESTMENTS:

1. Subsequent investments should be made by check or certified check payable to the applicable Fund and mailed to the address indicated above. Your account number should be written on the check.

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BY WIRE TRANSFER

Note: Your bank may charge a wire transfer fee.

For initial investment: Before wiring funds, you should call 1-800-282-8782, ext. 7050, or 1-617-726-7050 to advise that an initial investment will be made by wire and to receive an account number. Follow the instructions below after receiving your account number.

For initial and subsequent investments: Instruct your bank to wire transfer your investment to:
Citizens Bank
Routing Number: ABA #0115-0012-0
DDA# 1133195811
Include:
Your name
Your account number
Fund name

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SELLING YOUR SHARES
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SELLING SHARES

You may sell your shares
at any time. Your sales
price will be the next NAV
after your sell order is
received by the Funds,
their transfer agent, or
your investment
representative. Normally
you will receive your
proceeds within a week
after your request is
received. See section on
"General Policies on
Selling Shares" below.

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BY TELEPHONE

(unless you have declined telephone sales privileges)

1. Call 1-800-282-8782, ext. 7050 with instructions as to how you wish to receive your funds (mail, wire, electronic transfer).

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BY MAIL

2(a). Call 1-800-282-8782, ext. 7050 to request redemption forms or write a letter of instruction indicating:
- your Fund and account number
- amount you wish to redeem
- address to which your check should be sent
- account owner signature

2(b). Mail to: Boston Trust Mutual Funds, c/o Boston Trust & Investment Management Company, One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108

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BY OVERNIGHT SERVICE

SEE INSTRUCTION 2 ABOVE.

Send to: Boston Trust Mutual Funds, c/o Boston Trust & Investment Management Company, One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108

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BY WIRE TRANSFER

You must indicate this option on your application.

The Fund may charge a wire transfer fee.
Note: Your financial institution may also charge a separate fee.

Call 1-800-282-8782, ext. 7050 to request a wire transfer.

If you call by 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, your payment normally will be wired to your bank on the next business day.

WITHDRAWING MONEY FROM YOUR FUND INVESTMENT

A request for a withdrawal in cash from
either Fund constitutes a redemption or
sale of shares for a mutual fund
shareholder.

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GENERAL POLICIES ON SELLING SHARES

REDEMPTIONS IN WRITING REQUIRED

You must request redemption in writing in the following situations:

1. Redemptions from Individual Retirement Accounts ("IRAs").
2. Circumstances under which redemption requests require a signature guarantee include, but may not be limited to, each of the following.
- Your account address has changed within the last 10 business days.
- The check is not being mailed to the address on your account.
- The check is not being made payable to the owner(s) of the account.
- The redemption proceeds are being transferred to another Fund account with a different registration.
- The redemption proceeds are being wired to bank instructions not on your account.

Signature guarantees must be obtained from members of the STAMP (Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program), MSP (New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program) or SEMP (Stock Exchanges Medallion Program). Members are subject to dollar limitations which must be considered when requesting their guarantee. The Transfer Agent may reject any signature guarantee if it believes the transaction would otherwise be improper.

VERIFYING TELEPHONE REDEMPTIONS

The Funds make every effort to ensure that telephone redemptions are made only by authorized shareholders. For your protection you will be asked for information to verify your identity. Given these precautions, unless you have specifically indicated on your application that you do not want the telephone redemption feature, you may be responsible for any fraudulent telephone orders.

REDEMPTIONS WITHIN 15 DAYS OF INITIAL INVESTMENT

When you have made your initial investment by check, you cannot redeem any portion of it until the Transfer Agent is satisfied that the check has cleared (which may require up to 15 business days). You can avoid this delay by purchasing shares with a certified check.

REFUSAL OF REDEMPTION REQUEST

Payment for shares may be delayed under extraordinary circumstances or as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission in order to protect remaining shareholders.

REDEMPTION IN KIND

The Funds reserve the right to make payment in securities rather than cash, known as "redemption in kind." This could occur under extraordinary circumstances, such as a very large redemption that could affect Fund operations (a redemption of more than 1% of a Fund's net assets). If either Fund deems it advisable for the benefit of all shareholders, redemption in kind will consist of securities equal in market value to your shares. When you convert these securities to cash, you will pay brokerage charges.

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CLOSING OF SMALL ACCOUNTS

If your account falls below $50,000, the Fund may ask you to increase your balance. If it is still below $50,000 after 60 days, the Fund may close your account and send you the proceeds at the then current NAV.

UNDELIVERABLE REDEMPTION CHECKS

For any shareholder who chooses to receive distributions in cash: If distribution checks (1) are returned and marked as "undeliverable" or (2) remain uncashed for six months, your account will be changed automatically so that all future distributions are reinvested in your account. Checks that remain uncashed for six months will be canceled and the money reinvested in the Fund.

EXCHANGING YOUR SHARES

You can exchange your shares in one Fund for shares of another Boston Trust or Walden Mutual Fund. No transaction fees are charged for exchanges.

You must meet the minimum investment requirements for the Fund into which you are exchanging.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXCHANGING SHARES

Exchanges may be made by sending a written request to Boston Trust Mutual Funds, c/o Boston Trust & Investment Management Company, One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108, or by calling 1-800-282-8782, ext. 7050. Please provide the following information:

- Your name and telephone number

- The exact name on your account and account number

- Taxpayer identification number (usually your social security number)

- Dollar value or number of shares to be exchanged

- The name of the Fund from which the exchange is to be made

- The name of the Fund into which the exchange is being made.

Please refer to "Selling your Shares" for important information about telephone transactions.

NOTES ON EXCHANGES

- The registration and tax identification numbers of the two accounts must be identical.

- The Exchange Privilege (including automatic exchanges) may be changed or eliminated at any time upon a 60-day notice to shareholders.

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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Any income a Fund receives in the form of dividends is paid out, less expenses, to its shareholders. Income dividends and capital gains distributions on the Funds usually are paid annually.

Dividends and distributions are treated in the same manner for federal income tax purposes whether you receive them in cash or in additional shares.

An exchange of shares is considered a sale, and gains from any sale or exchange may be subject to applicable taxes.

Dividends are taxable as ordinary income. Distributions designated by a Fund as long-term capital gain distributions will be taxable to you at your long-term capital gains rate, regardless of how long you have held your shares.

Dividends are taxable in the year they are paid or credited to your account. However, dividends declared in October, November or December to shareholders of record in such a month and paid by January 31st are taxable on December 31st of the year they are declared.

Currently effective tax legislation generally provides for a maximum tax rate for individual taxpayers of 15% on long-term gains and from certain qualifying dividends on corporate stock. These rate reductions do not apply to corporate taxpayers. The following are guidelines for how certain distributions by the Funds are generally taxed to individual taxpayers: (i) distributions of earnings from qualifying dividends and qualifying long-term capital gains will be taxed at a maximum rate of 15%; (ii) a shareholder will also have to satisfy a greater than 60-day holding period with respect to any distributions of qualifying dividends in order to obtain the benefit of the lower tax rate; and (iii) distributions of earnings from non-qualifying dividends, interest income, other types of ordinary income and short-term capital gains will be taxed at the ordinary income tax rate applicable to the taxpayer.

You will be notified in January each year about the federal tax status of distributions made by the Funds. Depending on your state of residence, distributions also may be subject to state and local taxes, including withholding taxes. There is a penalty on certain pre-retirement distributions from retirement accounts. Consult your tax adviser about the federal, state and local tax consequences in your particular circumstances.

Foreign shareholders may be subject to special withholding requirements.

The Funds are required to withhold 28% of taxable dividends, capital gains distributions and redemptions paid to shareholders who have not provided the Funds with their certified taxpayer identification number in compliance with IRS rules. To avoid this, make sure you provide your correct Tax Identification Number (social security number for most investors) on your account application.

This tax discussion is meant only as a general summary. Because each investor's tax situation is unique, you should consult your tax adviser about the particular consequences to you of investing in the Funds.

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FUND MANAGEMENT

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THE INVESTMENT ADVISER

Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc. (the "Adviser"), One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108, is the investment adviser for the Funds. The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boston Trust & Investment Management Company ("Boston Trust").

The Adviser makes the day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds. In addition, the Adviser continuously reviews, supervises and administers each Fund's investment program. For these advisory services, each Fund pays the Adviser investment advisory fees equaling 0.75% of its average daily net assets.

Information regarding the factors considered by the Board of Trustees of the Funds in connection with their most recent renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to the Funds is provided in the Funds' Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005.


PORTFOLIO MANAGER

Mr. Domenic Colasacco, portfolio manager and president of the Adviser, is primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of each Fund's portfolio. Mr. Colasacco is also the president of Boston Trust & Investment Management Company and has served as its chief investment officer since 1980. Mr. Colasacco is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the Boston Security Analysts Society.

The Statement of Additional Information has more detailed information about the Adviser as well as additional information about the portfolio manager's compensation arrangements, other accounts managed, and ownership of securities of the Funds.

THE DISTRIBUTOR AND ADMINISTRATOR

BISYS Fund Services Limited Partnership is the Fund's distributor and BISYS Fund Services Ohio, Inc. is the Fund's administrator. Their address is 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, OH 43219.

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

The Coventry Group was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on January 8, 1992. Overall responsibility for the management of the Funds is vested in the Board of Trustees. Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each full share held and a proportionate fractional vote for any fractional shares held, and will vote in the aggregate and not by series except as otherwise expressly required by law. An annual or special meeting of shareholders to conduct necessary business is not required by the Coventry Group's Declaration of Trust, the Investment Company Act of 1940 or other authority, except under certain circumstances. Absent such circumstances, the Coventry Group does not intend to hold annual or special meetings.

DISCLOSURE OF FUND PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

A complete list of each Fund's portfolio holdings is publicly available on a quarterly basis through filings made with the SEC on Forms N-CSR and N-Q. A description of the Funds' policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Funds' portfolio securities is provided in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI).

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS BOSTON BALANCED FUND

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The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand each Fund's financial performance. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned on an investment in each Fund (assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). The information for the years ended March 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 has been audited by Tait, Weller & Baker, whose report, along with each Fund's financial statements, are included in the annual report of the Fund, which is available upon request. Information for periods ended March 31, 2002 and prior were audited by the Funds' previous auditors.

                                     FOR THE     FOR THE     FOR THE     FOR THE     FOR THE
                                      YEAR        YEAR        YEAR        YEAR        YEAR
                                      ENDED       ENDED       ENDED       ENDED       ENDED
                                    MARCH 31,   MARCH 31,   MARCH 31,   MARCH 31,   MARCH 31,
                                      2005        2004        2003        2002        2001
                                    ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------   ---------
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF
 PERIOD                             $  27.63    $  23.71    $  25.58    $  24.77    $  28.89
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INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES:
 Net investment income                  0.50        0.43        0.57        0.55        0.59
 Net realized and unrealized
   gains/(losses) from investments      1.15        3.97       (1.88)       1.09       (1.91)
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   Total from investment
     activities                         1.65        4.40       (1.31)       1.64       (1.32)
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DIVIDENDS:
 Net investment income                 (0.50)      (0.48)      (0.56)      (0.59)      (0.58)
 Net realized gains from
   investments                         (0.01)         --          --       (0.24)      (2.22)
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   Total dividends                     (0.51)      (0.48)      (0.56)      (0.83)      (2.80)
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD      $  28.77    $  27.63    $  23.71    $  25.58    $  24.77
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TOTAL RETURN                            5.96%      18.61%      (5.16)%      6.78%      (5.00)%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTARY DATA:
Net assets at end of period
 (000's)                            $172,218     160,202    $131,693    $130,563    $116,627
Ratio of expenses to average net
 assets                                 1.00%       1.00%       1.00%       1.00%       1.00%
Ratio of net investment income to
 average net assets                     1.75%       1.69%       2.34%       2.26%       2.01%
Ratio of expenses to average net
 assets(a)                              1.09%       1.10%       1.07%       1.09%       1.10%
Portfolio turnover                     10.38%      30.04%      20.77%      24.01%      20.17%
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(a) During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS BOSTON EQUITY FUND

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                                     FOR THE     FOR THE
                                      YEAR       PERIOD
                                      ENDED       ENDED
                                    MARCH 31,   MARCH 31,
                                      2005       2004(A)
                                    ---------   ---------
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF
 PERIOD                              $ 11.19    $  10.00
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INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES:
 Net investment income                  0.10        0.03
 Net realized and unrealized
   gains/(losses) from investments      0.84        1.18
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   Total from investment
     activities                         0.94        1.21
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DIVIDENDS:
 Net investment income                 (0.09)      (0.02)
 Net realized gains from
   investments                         (0.18)         --
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   Total dividends                     (0.27)      (0.02)
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD       $ 11.86    $  11.19
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TOTAL RETURN                            8.34%      12.06%(b)
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTARY DATA:
Net assets at end of period
 (000's)                             $41,175    $ 35,386
Ratio of expenses to average net
 assets                                 1.00%       1.00%(c)
Ratio of net investment income to
 average net assets                     0.84%       0.59%(c)
Ratio of expenses to average net
 assets(d)                              1.14%       1.18%(c)
Portfolio turnover                     12.05%       2.97%
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(a) The Fund commenced operations on October 1, 2003.

(b) Not annualized.

(c) Annualized.

(d) During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

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For more information about the Funds, the following documents are available free upon request:

ANNUAL/SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS:

Each Fund's annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders contain additional investment information. In the annual report, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected each Fund's performance during its last fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI):

The SAI provides more detailed information about the Funds, including their operations and investment policies. It is incorporated by reference and is legally considered a part of this prospectus.

YOU CAN GET FREE COPIES OF REPORTS AND THE SAI, OR REQUEST OTHER INFORMATION AND DISCUSS YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FUNDS BY CONTACTING THE FUNDS AT:

BOSTON TRUST MUTUAL FUNDS

C/O BOSTON TRUST & INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY

ONE BEACON STREET

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02108

TELEPHONE: 1-800-282-8782 X 7050

INFORMATION FROM THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION:

You can obtain copies of Fund documents from the SEC as follows:

IN PERSON:

Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. (For their hours of operation, call 1-202-942-8090.)

BY MAIL:

Securities and Exchange Commission
Public Reference Section
Washington, D.C. 20549-0102
(The SEC charges a fee to copy any documents.)

ON THE EDGAR DATABASE VIA THE INTERNET:

www.sec.gov

BY ELECTRONIC REQUEST:

publicinfo@sec.gov

Investment Company Act file no. 811-6526.

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WALDEN SOCIAL BALANCED FUND
WALDEN SOCIAL EQUITY FUND

Investing for Social Change

Prospectus dated August 1, 2005

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved the securities being offered by this prospectus or determined whether this prospectus is accurate and complete. It is unlawful for anyone to make any representation to the contrary.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                RISK/RETURN SUMMARY AND FUND EXPENSES

                                   [ICON]
Carefully review this                               3  Walden Social Balanced Fund
important section for a                             6  Walden Social Equity Fund
summary of each Fund's
investments, risks and fees.

                                                INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND RISKS

                                   [ICON]
This section contains                               9  Walden Social Balanced Fund
details on each Fund's                             10  Walden Social Equity Fund
investment strategies and                          11  Investment Risks
risks.                                             11  Socially Responsible Investing

                                                SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

                                   [ICON]
Consult this section to                            14  Pricing of Fund Shares
obtain details on how shares                       14  Purchasing and Adding to Your Shares
are valued, how to purchase,                       16  Selling Your Shares
sell and exchange shares,                          18  Exchanging Your Shares
related charges and payments                       19  Dividends, Distributions and Taxes
of dividends.

                                                FUND MANAGEMENT

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Review this section for                            20  The Investment Adviser
details on the people and                          20  Portfolio Managers
organizations who oversee
the Funds and their
investments.

                                                FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

                                   [ICON]
Review this section for                            22  Walden Social Balanced Fund
details on the selected                            23  Walden Social Equity Fund
financial statements of the
Funds.

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WALDEN SOCIAL BALANCED FUND

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE                       The Walden Social Balanced Fund seeks long-term capital growth and income through an
                                           actively managed portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES            The Fund invests in stocks, bonds and money market instruments, with at least 25% of
                                           assets in fixed-income securities and at least 25% of assets in equity securities.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS                 The Fund is subject to stock market risk, interest rate risk and credit risk.
                                           Therefore, the value of the Fund's investments will fluctuate with market conditions
                                           and interest rates and the value of your investment in the Fund will also vary. You
                                           could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the Fund could underperform other
                                           investments.

WHO MAY WANT TO INVEST?                    Consider investing in the Fund if you are:
                                             - interested in ensuring that your investments are consistent with your social
                                               concerns and values
                                             - investing for a period of time in excess of 3 to 5 years
                                             - able to bear the risk (emotionally and/or financially) of market value
                                               fluctuations in the short or long-term
                                             - looking for a combination of exposure to stock investments for long-term growth,
                                               and fixed-income investments (bonds and money market instruments) for greater
                                               stability of income and principal

                                           This Fund will not be appropriate for someone:
                                             - investing for a period of time less than 3 to 5 years
                                             - not comfortable with market fluctuations in
                                               the short-term
                                             - looking primarily for a high level of current income

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The chart and table on this page show how the Walden Social Balanced Fund has performed and how its performance has varied from year to year. The bar chart shows the Fund's yearly performance for each calendar year since its inception on June 20, 1999. The table below it compares the Fund's performance (before and after taxes) over time to that of a blended benchmark index consisting of Standard & Poors' 500(R) Composite Stock Index ("S&P 500 Index") (50%)(4), the Lehman Brothers Government/Credit Bond Index (40%)(5) and the 90 day U.S. Treasury Bill (10%).

PERFORMANCE BAR CHART AND TABLE(1)

TOTAL RETURN AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2004

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2000                                                                              5.13
2001                                                                             -2.85
2002                                                                             -6.11
2003                                                                             14.88
2004                                                                              8.61

Past performance does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.

Best quarter: Q2 2003 +7.23%

Worst quarter: Q1 2001 -6.23%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(for the periods ending
December 31, 2004)(6)

                                                                                 PAST      5        SINCE
                                                               FUND INCEPTION    YEAR    YEARS    INCEPTION
                                                               --------------------------------------------
 WALDEN SOCIAL BALANCED FUND                                   June 20, 1999
  Before Taxes                                                                   8.61%    3.65%     3.90%
  After Taxes on Distributions(2)                                                8.19%    3.04%     3.28%
  After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares(2)                        5.59%    2.74%     2.95%
                                                               --------------------------------------------
 BLENDED COMPOSITE INDEX(3)                                     July 1, 1999     7.27%    2.63%     3.16%
                                                               --------------------------------------------
 S&P 500(R) INDEX(4)                                            July 1, 1999    10.87%   -2.30%    -0.76%
                                                               --------------------------------------------
 LEHMAN BROTHERS GOVERNMENT/CREDIT BOND INDEX(5)                July 1, 1999     4.21%    8.00%     7.27%
                                                               --------------------------------------------
 90-DAY U.S. TREASURY BILL                                      July 1, 1999     1.24%    2.80%     2.99%
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The table assumes that shareholders redeem all their fund shares at the end of the period indicated.

(1) Both the chart and table assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

(2) After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

(3) The index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses associated with a mutual fund or the impact of taxes.

(4) A widely recognized, unmanaged index of common stocks generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole. The index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses associated with a mutual fund or the impact of taxes.

(5) A widely recognized, unmanaged index generally representative of the bond market as a whole. The index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses associated with a mutual fund or the impact of taxes.

(6) For the period January 1, 2005 through June 30, 2005, the aggregate (non-annualized) total return of the Fund was -2.39%.

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ANNUAL FEES AND EXPENSES
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Walden Social Balanced Fund.

SHAREHOLDER FEES
(FEES PAID DIRECTLY FROM YOUR INVESTMENT)

Maximum Sales Charge (load) on Purchases             n/a
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load)                 n/a
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
(EXPENSES THAT ARE DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)

Management Fees                                    0.75%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees                n/a
Other Expenses                                    0.51%*
Total Fund Operating Expenses                     1.26%*
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement           0.26%*
Net Expenses                                      1.00%*

* The Adviser has entered into an expense limitation agreement with the Fund to limit the Total Fund Operating Expenses of the Fund to 1.00% of its average daily net assets for its current fiscal year. Without this expense limitation agreement, the Total Fund Operating Expenses for the Fund would have been 1.26%. The Fund has agreed to repay the Adviser for amounts waived or reimbursed by the Adviser pursuant to the expense limitation agreement provided that such repayment does not cause the Fund's Total Fund Operating Expenses to exceed 1.00% of its average daily net assets and the repayment is made within three years after the year in which the Adviser incurred the expense.

EXPENSE EXAMPLE

Use this table to compare fees and expenses with those of other funds. The table illustrates the amount of fees and expenses you would pay, assuming the following:

- $10,000 investment
- 5% annual return
- redemption at the end of each period
- no changes in the Fund's operating expenses

Because this example is hypothetical and for comparison purposes only, your actual costs will be different.

WALDEN SOCIAL         1      3      5       10
BALANCED FUND        YEAR   YEARS  YEARS  YEARS
                     $102   $374   $667   $1,500

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WALDEN SOCIAL EQUITY FUND

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE                       The Walden Social Equity Fund seeks long-term capital growth through an actively
                                           managed portfolio of stocks.
PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT STRATEGIES            The Fund invests, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its assets in equity
                                           securities.

PRINCIPAL INVESTMENT RISKS                 The Fund is subject to stock market risk. Therefore, the value of the Fund's
                                           investments will fluctuate with market conditions and the value of your investment in
                                           the Fund will also vary. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund, or the
                                           Fund could underperform other investments.

WHO MAY WANT TO INVEST?                    Consider investing in the Fund if you are:
                                             - interested in ensuring that your investments are consistent with your social
                                               concerns and values
                                             - investing for a period of time in excess of 3 to 5 years
                                             - looking for a high-quality, well-diversified, all-equity portfolio that provides
                                               the potential for growth of your investment
                                             - comfortable with market value fluctuations in the short-term



                                           This Fund will not be appropriate for someone:
                                             - investing for a period of time less than 3 to 5 years
                                             - not comfortable with market value fluctuations
                                             - looking for current income

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The chart and table on this page show how the Walden Social Equity Fund has performed and how its performance has varied from year to year. The bar chart shows the Fund's yearly performance for each calendar year since its inception on June 20, 1999. The table below it compares the Fund's performance (before and after taxes) to that of its benchmark index the Standard & Poors' 500(R) Composite Stock Index ("S&P 500 Index").(3)

PERFORMANCE BAR CHART AND TABLE(1)

TOTAL RETURN AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2004

[BAR CHART]

2000                                                                              2.16
2001                                                                             -4.26
2002                                                                            -12.95
2003                                                                             24.45
2004                                                                             10.75

Past performance does not indicate how the Fund will perform in the future.

Best quarter: Q1 2003 +12.86%

Worst quarter: Q3 2002 -12.47%

AVERAGE ANNUAL TOTAL RETURNS
(for the periods ending
December 31, 2004)(4)

                                                                                 PAST      5        SINCE
                                                               FUND INCEPTION    YEAR    YEARS    INCEPTION
                                                               --------------------------------------------
 WALDEN SOCIAL EQUITY FUND                                     June 20, 1999
  Before Taxes                                                                  10.75%    3.25%     3.47%
  After Taxes on Distributions(2)                                               10.51%    3.08%     3.25%
  After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares(2)                        6.99%    2.68%     2.84%
                                                               --------------------------------------------
 S&P 500(R) INDEX(3)                                            July 1, 1999    10.87%   -2.30%    -0.76%
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The table assumes that shareholders redeem all their fund shares at the end of the period indicated.

(1) Both the chart and the table assume reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

(2) After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates, and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on the investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown. The after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

(3) A widely recognized, unmanaged index of common stocks generally representative of the U.S. stock market as a whole. The index returns do not reflect the deduction of fees and expenses associated with a mutual fund or the impact of taxes.

(4) For the period January 1, 2005 through June 30, 2005, the aggregate (non-annualized) total return of the Fund was -4.18%.

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ANNUAL FEES AND EXPENSES
This table describes the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Walden Social Equity Fund.

SHAREHOLDER FEES
(FEES PAID DIRECTLY FROM YOUR INVESTMENT)

Maximum Sales Charge (load) on Purchases             n/a
Maximum Deferred Sales Charge (load)                 n/a
ANNUAL FUND OPERATING EXPENSES
(EXPENSES THAT ARE DEDUCTED FROM FUND ASSETS)

Management Fees                                    0.75%
Distribution and Service (12b-1) Fees                n/a
Other Expenses                                    0.40%*
Total Fund Operating Expenses                     1.15%*
Fee Waiver and/or Expense Reimbursement           0.15%*
Net Expenses                                      1.00%*

* The Adviser has entered into an expense limitation agreement with the Fund to limit the Total Fund Operating Expenses of the Fund to 1.00% of its average daily net assets for its current fiscal year. Without this expense limitation agreement, the Total Fund Operating Expenses for the Fund would have been 1.15%. The Fund has agreed to repay the Adviser for amounts waived or reimbursed by the Adviser pursuant to the expense limitation agreement provided that such repayment does not cause the Fund's Total Fund Operating Expenses to exceed 1.00% of its average daily net assets and the repayment is made within three years after the year in which the Adviser incurred the expense.

EXPENSE EXAMPLE

Use this table to compare fees and expenses with those of other Funds. It illustrates the amount of fees and expenses you would pay, assuming the following:

- $10,000 investment
- 5% annual return
- redemption at the end of each period
- no changes in the Fund's operating expenses

Because this example is hypothetical and for comparison purposes only, your actual costs will be different.

WALDEN SOCIAL         1      3      5       10
EQUITY FUND          YEAR   YEARS  YEARS  YEARS
                     $102   $350   $618   $1,384

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND RISKS

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WALDEN SOCIAL BALANCED FUND

TICKER SYMBOL: WSBFX

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The investment objective of the Walden Social Balanced Fund is to seek long-term capital growth and income through an actively managed portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments.

POLICIES AND STRATEGIES

Consistent with the Walden Social Balanced Fund's investment objective, the Fund:

- maintains an actively managed portfolio of stocks, bonds and money market instruments

- will invest at least 25% of its total assets in fixed-income securities and at least 25% of its total assets in equity securities

- will invest in the following types of equity securities: common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible or exchangeable into common stocks, warrants and any rights to purchase common stocks

- will purchase primarily investment grade bonds

- may invest up to 20% of its total assets in fixed-income securities that are considered non-investment grade

- may invest in obligations issued or guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government, including U.S. Treasury instruments

- may invest in the securities of foreign issuers and may acquire sponsored and unsponsored American Depositary Receipts and European Depositary Receipts

- may engage in repurchase transactions pursuant to which the Fund purchases a security and simultaneously commits to resell that security to the seller (either a bank or a securities dealer) at an agreed upon price on an agreed upon date (usually within seven days of purchase)

- may invest in other investment companies

- may invest up to 5% of its total assets in community development loan funds or financial institutions supporting the economic development of underserved populations and communities

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER. The annual rate of portfolio turnover is not expected to exceed 100%. In general, the Adviser will not consider the rate of portfolio turnover to be a limiting factor in determining when or whether to purchase or sell securities in order to achieve the Fund's objective.

In the event that the Adviser determines that market conditions are not suitable for the Fund's typical investments, the Adviser may, for temporary defensive purposes during such unusual market conditions, invest all or any portion of the Fund's assets in money market instruments.

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WALDEN SOCIAL EQUITY FUND

TICKER SYMBOL: WSEFX

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE

The investment objective of the Walden Social Equity Fund is to seek long-term growth of capital.

POLICIES AND STRATEGIES

Consistent with the Walden Social Equity Fund's investment objective, the Fund:

- will invest substantially all, but in no event less than 80%, of the value of its assets in equity securities under normal circumstances

- will invest in the following types of equity securities: common stocks, preferred stocks, securities convertible or exchangeable into common stocks, warrants and any rights to purchase common stocks

- may invest in fixed income securities consisting of corporate notes, bonds and debentures that are rated investment grade at the time of purchase

- may invest in obligations issued or guaranteed by agencies or instrumentalities of the U.S. Government, including U.S. Treasury instruments

- may invest in the securities of foreign issuers and may acquire sponsored and unsponsored American Depositary Receipts and European Depositary Receipts

- may engage in repurchase transactions pursuant to which the Fund purchases a security and simultaneously commits to resell that security to the seller (either a bank or a securities dealer) at an agreed upon price on an agreed upon date (usually within seven days of purchase)

- may invest in other investment companies

PORTFOLIO TURNOVER. The annual rate of portfolio turnover is not expected to exceed 100%. In general, the Adviser will not consider the rate of portfolio turnover to be a limiting factor in determining when or whether to purchase or sell securities in order to achieve the Fund's objective.

In the event that the Adviser determines that market conditions are not suitable for the Fund's typical investments, the Adviser may, for temporary defensive purposes during such unusual market conditions, invest all or any portion of the Fund's assets in money market instruments.

In the event that the Adviser determines that current market conditions are not suitable for the Fund's typical investments, the Adviser may, for temporary defensive purposes, invest all or any portion of the Fund's assets in money market instruments and U.S. Government securities.

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INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES, STRATEGIES AND RISKS

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INVESTMENT RISKS

Any investment in the Funds is subject to investment risks, including the possible loss of the principal amount invested.

Generally, the Funds will be subject to the following risks:

- MARKET RISK: Market risk refers to the risk related to investments in securities in general and the daily fluctuations in the securities markets. The Funds' performance per share will change daily based on many factors, including fluctuation in interest rates, the quality of the instruments in each Fund's investment portfolio, national and international economic conditions and general market conditions.

- INTEREST RATE RISK: Interest rate risk refers to the risk that the value of either Fund's fixed income securities can change in response to changes in prevailing interest rates causing volatility and possible loss of value as rates increase.

- CREDIT RISK: Credit risk refers to the risk related to the credit quality of the issuer of a security held in either Fund's portfolio. The Funds could lose money if the issuer of a security is unable to meet its financial obligations or the market's perception of the issuer not being able to meet them increases.

Investments in the Funds are not deposits of Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc. or Boston Trust & Investment Management Company and are not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the "FDIC") or any other government agency.
SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE INVESTING

For many, the primary goal of socially responsive investing is to align their investments in a manner consistent with their values so as not to own or profit from investments in companies that violate the investor's ethical standards. Conversely, these investors seek to invest in companies that exemplify their ethical standards. This goal is achieved best by using socially responsive investment criteria to evaluate and avoid or favor potential investments.

For others, the goal of socially responsive investing is to advocate for positive social change. Recognizing that today's global corporations have a critical role in social and economic justice, this advocacy uses the power of share ownership to influence corporate behavior.

The Funds utilize both socially responsive investment criteria and shareholder advocacy strategies to achieve their financial and social objectives. The Funds actively engage in promoting corporate accountability and social change through company dialogue and shareholder resolutions, proxy voting, public policy testimony and educational outreach. In doing so, the Funds urge companies to recognize that the sustainability of their profits is connected, in part, to how they treat workers, customers, communities and the natural environment as valuable, long-term assets.

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Consistent with these social investing principles, each Fund favors investment in companies that:

- Are above average in their industry for environmental performance and management, have innovative programs for pollution prevention and resource conservation, comply with environmental regulations, conduct comprehensive environmental auditing and publish thorough environmental reports, and develop products that benefit the environment.

- Are above average in their industry for equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, labor relations, worker safety programs, employee benefits and compensation, and employee ownership and/or participation.

- Adhere to policies and practices that respect fundamental human rights globally.

- Are well managed companies that strive to be responsible corporate citizens, and respond openly to concerns through public discourse and disclosure.

The Funds avoid investing in companies that, to the Adviser's knowledge:

- Have significantly below average performance in resource conservation, pollution control, or regulatory compliance.

- Have equity ownership in nuclear power plants or other significant involvement in the nuclear power fuel cycle.

- Have substandard performance in the hiring and promotion of women and minorities, or have a pattern of violating fair labor standards or health and safety regulations.

- Derive significant revenues from the manufacture of weapons systems or hand guns, tobacco products and alcoholic beverages, or from gaming activities.

- Significantly contribute to human rights abuses.

- Lack transparency on matters of significant concern to stakeholders.

Each Fund's social guidelines are subject to change without shareholder approval. Additionally, each Fund may occasionally purchase a security that does not meet these guidelines for the primary purpose of shareholder advocacy. Such purchases will be limited to a maximum of 1% of total assets at the time of purchase.

Walden, on behalf of the Funds, pursues shareholder advocacy strategies to promote greater corporate social responsibility in portfolio companies in a variety of ways:

- PROXY VOTING: The voting of proxies is an important fiduciary responsibility of fund managers. The Funds vote company proxies in a manner consistent with their financial and social investment objectives. For example, the Funds withhold support for director slates that do not have female and minority representation. General proxy voting guidelines and voting records for the Funds can be accessed at http://www.waldenassetmgmt.com.

- DIALOGUE WITH COMPANIES: Walden often initiates or participates in dialogues with the managements of companies held by the Funds. Through telephone calls, letters and meetings with executives, the Funds press portfolio companies to address issues of concern such as workplace practices and policies, environmental impact of operations, international standards and human rights, corporate governance and transparency.

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- SHAREHOLDER RESOLUTIONS: When companies held in the Funds are not responsive to inquiries or when company dialogue reaches an impasse, Walden may take the concerns directly to other shareholders through the proxy resolution process. Often as a lead filer and in partnership with other concerned investors, the Funds' shares have been utilized to improve corporate policies and practices on issues such as: board composition and structure (diversity, independence, or annual election of directors); climate change; recycling initiatives; mercury pollution; drilling in environmentally sensitive areas; diversity disclosure and nondiscrimination policies; responses to HIV/AIDs pandemic; labeling of genetically engineered food; and vendor standards. These actions often lead to negotiated settlements before reaching the ballot. Many that go to vote achieve a significant level of shareholder support and often prompt management to take action.

- PUBLIC POLICY: The Funds may provide input in public policy debates relevant to the concerns of socially responsive investors. For example, in 2002 the Funds submitted public comments in support of proposed Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules requiring mutual funds to disclose proxy voting guidelines and records.

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Funds utilize social investment criteria, or screens, and shareholder advocacy to achieve their social objectives, as discussed above. Among the issues on which the Adviser evaluates companies and pursues shareholder advocacy are:

- PRODUCT SAFETY AND DESIRABILITY: Do companies produce tobacco or alcohol, or have involvement in gambling operations? Do they provide safe and beneficial products and services?

- WEAPONS CONTRACTING: Are companies involved significantly in the production of weapons systems?

- WORKPLACE POLICIES AND PRACTICES: Do companies demonstrate a commitment to equal employment opportunity and fair labor practices? Do they provide a safe working environment and offer attractive compensation and benefits, including policies on work-life balance?

- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: Are companies conserving natural resources and curbing emissions and waste? Are they proactive on issues such as climate change as well as complying with environmental regulations? Do they own or operate nuclear power plants?

- INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS: Are companies upholding human rights and environmental standards abroad?

- CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY: Do corporate governance policies and structures follow "best practices" and enhance shareholder rights? Are companies transparent and accountable to their stakeholders?

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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

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PRICING OF FUND SHARES


HOW NAV IS CALCULATED

The NAV is calculated by adding the total value of the Fund's investments and other assets, subtracting its liabilities and then dividing that figure by the number of outstanding shares of the Fund:

NAV =
Total Assets - Liabilities

Number of Shares Outstanding

You can find the Fund's NAV daily in The Wall Street Journal and other financial newspapers.

The net asset value per share of each Fund is determined at the time trading closes on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") (currently 4:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday), except on business holidays when the NYSE is closed. The NYSE recognizes the following holidays: New Year's Day, President's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Any other holiday recognized by the NYSE will be considered a business holiday on which the net asset value of each Fund will not be calculated.

Your order for purchase, sale or exchange of shares is priced at the next NAV calculated after your order is accepted by the Funds. This is known as the offering price.

Each Fund's securities are generally valued at current market prices. If market quotations are not available, prices will be based on fair value as determined by the Funds' Trustees.

PURCHASING AND ADDING TO YOUR SHARES You may purchase the Funds through the Distributor or through investment representatives, who may charge additional fees and may require higher minimum investments or impose other limitations on buying and selling shares. If you purchase shares through an investment representative, that party is responsible for transmitting orders by close of business and may have an earlier cut-off time for purchase and sale requests. Consult your investment representative for specific information.

The minimum initial investment in the Funds is $100,000. Subsequent investments must be at least $1,000. BISYS Fund Services Limited Partnership (the "Distributor") acts as Distributor of each Fund's shares. Shares of the Funds are offered continuously for purchase at the net asset value per share of the Fund next determined after a purchase order is received. Investors may purchase shares of the Funds by check or wire, as described below.

All purchases must be in U.S. dollars. A fee will be charged for any checks that do not clear. Third-party checks, starter checks, traveler's checks, money orders, cash and credit card convenience checks are not accepted.

A Fund or the Adviser may waive its minimum purchase requirement, or the Distributor may reject a purchase order, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of either Fund and its shareholders.

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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

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PURCHASING AND ADDING TO YOUR SHARES
CONTINUED

FREQUENT TRADING POLICY

Frequent trading into and out of a Fund can have adverse consequences for that Fund and for long-term shareholders in the Fund. The Funds believe that frequent or excessive short-term trading activity by shareholders of a Fund may be detrimental to long-term shareholders because those activities may, among other things: (a) dilute the value of shares held by long-term shareholders; (b) cause the Funds to maintain larger cash positions than would otherwise be necessary; (c) increase brokerage commissions and related costs and expenses, and (d) incur additional tax liability. The Funds therefore discourage frequent purchase and redemptions by shareholders and they do not make any effort to accommodate this practice. To protect against such activity, the Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures that are intended to permit the Funds to curtail frequent or excessive short-term trading by shareholders. At the present time the Funds do not impose limits on the frequency of purchases and redemptions, nor do they limit the number of exchanges into any of the Funds. The Funds reserve the right, however, to impose certain limitations at any time with respect to trading in shares of the Funds, including suspending or terminating trading privileges in Fund shares, for any investor whom the Funds believe has a history of abusive trading or whose trading, in the judgment of the Funds, has been or may be disruptive to the Funds. The Funds' ability to detect and prevent any abusive or excessive short-term trading may be limited to the extent such trading involves Fund shares held through omnibus accounts of a financial intermediary.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR OPENING OR ADDING TO AN ACCOUNT

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BY REGULAR MAIL OR OVERNIGHT SERVICE

INITIAL INVESTMENT:

1. Carefully read and complete the application. Establishing your account privileges now saves you the inconvenience of having to add them later.

2. Make check or certified check payable to either "Walden Social Balanced Fund" or "Walden Social Equity Fund", as applicable.

3. Mail to: Walden Mutual Funds, c/o Boston Trust & Investment Management Company, One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108.

SUBSEQUENT INVESTMENTS:

1. Subsequent investments should be made by check or certified check payable to the applicable fund and mailed to the address indicated above. Your account number should be written on the check.

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BY WIRE TRANSFER

Note: Your bank may charge a wire transfer fee.

For initial investment: Before wiring funds, you should call 1-800-282-8782, ext. 7050, or 1-617-726-7050 to advise that an initial investment will be made by wire and to receive an account number. Follow the instructions below after receiving your account number.

For initial and subsequent investments: Instruct your bank to wire transfer your investment to:
Citizens Bank
Routing Number: ABA #011500120
DDA# 1133195811
Include:
Your name
Your account number
Fund name

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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

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SELLING YOUR SHARES

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SELLING SHARES

You may sell your shares at any time. Your sales price will be the next NAV after your sell order is received by the Fund, its transfer agent, or your investment representative. Normally you will receive your proceeds within a week after your request is received. See section on "General Policies on Selling Shares" below.
WITHDRAWING MONEY FROM YOUR FUND INVESTMENT

A request for a withdrawal in cash from either Fund constitutes a redemption or sale of shares for a mutual fund shareholder.

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BY TELEPHONE

(unless you have declined telephone sales privileges)

1. Call 1-800-282-8782, ext. 7050 with instructions as to how you wish to receive your funds (mail, wire, electronic transfer).

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BY MAIL

2(a). Call 1-800-282-8782, ext. 7050 to request redemption forms or write a letter of instruction indicating:
- your Fund and account number
- amount you wish to redeem
- address to which your check should be sent
- account owner signature

2(b). Mail to: Walden Mutual Funds, c/o Boston Trust & Investment Management Company, One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108

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BY OVERNIGHT SERVICE

SEE INSTRUCTION 2 ABOVE.

Send to: Walden Mutual Funds, c/o Boston Trust & Investment Management Company, One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108

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BY WIRE TRANSFER

You must indicate this option on your application.

If you call by 4 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, your payment will normally be wired to your bank on the next business day.

The Fund may charge a wire transfer fee.

Note: Your financial institution may also charge a separate fee.

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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

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GENERAL POLICIES ON SELLING SHARES

REDEMPTIONS IN WRITING REQUIRED

You must request redemption in writing in the following situations:

1. Redemptions from Individual Retirement Accounts ("IRAs").

2. Circumstances under which redemption requests require a signature guarantee include, but may not be limited to, each of the following:

- Your account address has changed within the last 10 business days

- The check is not being mailed to the address on your account

- The check is not being made payable to the owner(s) of the account

- The redemption proceeds are being transferred to another Fund account with a different registration

- The redemption proceeds are being wired to bank instructions currently not on your account

Signature guarantees must be obtained from members of the STAMP (Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program), MSP (New York Stock Exchange Medallion Program) or SEMP (Stock Exchanges Medallion Program). Members are subject to dollar limitations which must be considered when requesting their guarantee. The Transfer Agent may reject any signature guarantee if it believes the transaction would otherwise be improper.

VERIFYING TELEPHONE REDEMPTIONS

The Funds make every effort to ensure that telephone redemptions are only made by authorized shareholders. For your protection you will be asked for information to verify your identity. Given these precautions, unless you have specifically indicated on your application that you do not want the telephone redemption feature, you may be responsible for any fraudulent telephone orders.

REDEMPTIONS WITHIN 15 DAYS OF INITIAL INVESTMENT

When you have made your initial investment by check, you cannot redeem any portion of it until the Transfer Agent is satisfied that the check has cleared (which may require up to 15 business days). You can avoid this delay by purchasing shares with a certified check.

REFUSAL OF REDEMPTION REQUEST

Payment for shares may be delayed under extraordinary circumstances or as permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission in order to protect remaining shareholders.

REDEMPTION IN KIND

The Funds reserve the right to make payment in securities rather than cash, known as "redemption in kind." This could occur under extraordinary circumstances, such as a very large redemption that could affect Fund operations (a redemption of more than 1% of the Fund's net assets). If either Fund deems it advisable for the benefit of all shareholders, redemption in kind will consist of securities equal in market value to your shares. When you convert these securities to cash, you will pay brokerage charges.

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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

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CLOSING OF SMALL ACCOUNTS

If your account falls below $50,000, the Fund may ask you to increase your balance. If it is still below $50,000 after 60 days, the Fund may close your account and send you the proceeds at the then current NAV.

UNDELIVERABLE REDEMPTION CHECKS

For any shareholder who chooses to receive distributions in cash: If distribution checks (1) are returned and marked as "undeliverable" or (2) remain uncashed for six months, your account will be changed automatically so that all future distributions are reinvested in your account. Checks that remain uncashed for six months will be canceled and the money reinvested in the Fund.

EXCHANGING YOUR SHARES

You can exchange your shares in one Fund for shares of another Boston Trust or Walden Mutual Fund. No transaction fees are charged for exchanges.

You must meet the minimum investment requirements for the Fund into which you are exchanging.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR EXCHANGING SHARES

Exchanges may be made by sending a written request to Walden Mutual Funds, c/o Boston Trust & Investment Management Company, One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108, or by calling 1-800-282-8782, ext. 7050. Please provide the following information:

- Your name and telephone number

- The exact name on your account and account number

- Taxpayer identification number (usually your Social Security number)

- Dollar value or number of shares to be exchanged

- The name of the Fund from which the exchange is to be made

- The name of the Fund into which the exchange is being made

Please refer to "Selling your Shares" for important information about telephone transactions.

NOTES ON EXCHANGES

- The registration and tax identification numbers of the two accounts must be identical.

- The Exchange Privilege (including automatic exchanges) may be changed or eliminated at any time upon a 60-day notice to shareholders.

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SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION

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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXES

Any income a Fund receives in the form of dividends is paid out, less expenses, to its shareholders. Income dividends and capital gains distributions on the Funds usually are paid annually.

Dividends and distributions are treated in the same manner for federal income tax purposes whether you receive them in cash or in additional shares.

An exchange of shares is considered a sale, and gains from any sale or exchange may be subject to applicable taxes.

Dividends are generally taxable as ordinary income. Distributions designated by a Fund as long-term capital gain distributions will be taxable to you at your long-term capital gains rate, regardless of how long you have held your shares.

Dividends are taxable in the year they are paid or credited to your account. However, dividends declared in October, November or December to shareholders of record in such a month and paid by January 31(st) are taxable on December 31(st) of the year they are declared.

Currently effective tax legislation generally provides for a maximum tax rate for individual taxpayers of 15% on long-term gains and from certain qualifying dividends on corporate stock. These rate reductions do not apply to corporate taxpayers. The following are guidelines for how certain distributions by the Funds are generally taxed to individual taxpayers: (i) distributions of earnings from qualifying dividends and qualifying long-term capital gains will be taxed at a maximum rate of 15%; (ii) a shareholder will also have to satisfy a greater than 60-day holding period with respect to any distributions of qualifying dividends in order to obtain the benefit of the lower tax rate; and (iii) distributions of earnings from non-qualifying dividends, interest income, other types of ordinary income and short-term capital gains will be taxed at the ordinary income tax rate applicable to the taxpayer.

You will be notified in January of each year about the federal tax status of distributions made by the Funds. Depending on your state of residence, distributions also may be subject to state and local taxes, including withholding taxes. There is a penalty on certain pre-retirement distributions from retirement accounts. Consult your tax adviser about the federal, state and local tax consequences in your particular circumstances.

Foreign shareholders may be subject to special withholding requirements.

The Funds are required to withhold 28% of taxable dividends, capital gains distributions and redemptions paid to shareholders who have not provided the Funds with their certified taxpayer identification number in compliance with IRS rules. To avoid this, make sure you provide your correct Tax Identification Number (Social Security Number for most investors) on your account application.

This tax discussion is meant only as a general summary. Because each investor's tax situation is unique, you should consult your tax adviser about the particular consequences to you of investing in the Funds.

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FUND MANAGEMENT

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THE INVESTMENT ADVISER

Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc. (the "Adviser"), One Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02108, is the investment adviser for the Funds. Walden Asset Management, a division of the Adviser's parent company, Boston Trust & Investment Management Company ("Boston Trust"), assists the Funds by providing guidance with respect to each Fund's social guidelines. The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boston Trust.

The Adviser makes the day-to-day investment decisions for the Funds. In addition, the Adviser continuously reviews, supervises and administers each Fund's investment program. For these advisory services, each of the Funds paid the Adviser investment advisory fees equaling 0.75% of its average daily net assets during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005.

Information regarding the factors considered by the Board of Trustees of the Funds in connection with their most recent renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to the Funds is provided in the Funds' Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005.

SOCIAL RESEARCH AND SHAREHOLDER ADVOCACY

Walden Asset Management ("Walden"), an affiliate of the Adviser, performs shareholder advocacy, proxy voting, and other social initiatives for the Adviser. Walden uses an in-house research and advocacy team to implement the Funds' socially responsive investment criteria and shareholder advocacy initiatives. Since 1975, Walden has been a leader in socially responsive investing.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

The following individuals serve as portfolio managers for the Funds and are primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of the Funds' portfolios:

Walden Social     Mr Stephen Moody, portfolio manager at Boston Trust, manages
Balanced Fund:    the Walden Social Balanced Fund. Mr. Moody, Senior Vice
                  President and Chairman of the Social Investment Policy
                  Committee, joined the Adviser when it assumed all duties and
                  responsibilities for providing investment advisory services
                  from Boston Trust & Investment Management Company ("Boston
                  Trust"). Prior to joining Boston Trust in 1980, Mr. Moody
                  served as research director of the Council on Economic
                  Priorities, and economic consultant to the Shalan Foundation
                  and Natural Resources Defense Council. Mr. Moody earned his
                  B.A. from the University of California at Berkeley and an
                  M.A. in Economics from the Graduate Facility of the New
                  School for Social Research. He is a member of the American
                  Economic Association and the Boston Security Analysts
                  Society.

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FUND MANAGEMENT

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Walden Social     Mr. Robert Lincoln, portfolio manager at Boston Trust,
Equity Fund:      manages the Walden Social Equity Fund. Mr. Lincoln, Senior
                  Vice President and Chief Economic Strategist, joined the
                  Adviser when it assumed all duties and responsibilities for
                  providing investment advisory services from Boston Trust &
                  Investment Management Company ("Boston Trust"). Prior to
                  joining Boston Trust in 1984, Mr. Lincoln served as a Group
                  Vice President at Charles River Associates, a Boston-based
                  economic and financial consulting firm. Mr. Lincoln earned
                  his B.A. degree (magna cum laude) in economics and M.A. in
                  Economics from Harvard University.

The Statement of Additional Information has more detailed information about the Adviser as well as additional information about the portfolio managers' compensation arrangements, other accounts managed, and ownership of securities of the Funds that they manage.

THE DISTRIBUTOR AND ADMINISTRATOR

BISYS Fund Services Limited Partnership is the Funds' distributor and BISYS Fund Services, Ohio, Inc. is the Funds' administrator. Their address is 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, OH 43219.

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

The Coventry Group was organized as a Massachusetts business trust on January 8, 1992. Overall responsibility for the management of the Funds is vested in its Board of Trustees. Shareholders are entitled to one vote for each full share held and a proportionate fractional vote for any fractional shares held, and will vote in the aggregate and not by series except as otherwise expressly required by law. An annual or special meeting of shareholders to conduct necessary business is not required by the Coventry Group's Declaration of Trust, the Investment Company Act of 1940 or other authority, except under certain circumstances. Absent such circumstances, the Coventry Group does not intend to hold annual or special meetings.

DISCLOSURE OF FUND PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

A complete list of each Fund's portfolio holdings is publicly available on a quarterly basis through filings made with the SEC on Forms N-CSR and N-Q. A description of the Funds' policies and procedures with respect to the disclosure of the Funds' portfolio securities is provided in the Statement of Additional Information (SAI).

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

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The financial highlights table is intended to help you understand each Fund's performance since its inception. Certain information reflects financial results for a single Fund share. The total returns in the table represent the rate that an investor would have earned on an investment in each Fund (assuming the reinvestment of all dividends and distributions). The information for the years ended March 31, 2003, 2004 and 2005 has been audited by Tait, Weller & Baker, whose report, along with each Fund's financial statements, are included in the annual report to shareholders of each Fund, which is available upon request. The information for prior periods was audited by the Funds' previous audit firm.

                                                                   WALDEN SOCIAL BALANCED FUND
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                                        FOR THE           FOR THE           FOR THE           FOR THE            FOR THE
                                      YEAR ENDED        YEAR ENDED        YEAR ENDED        YEAR ENDED          YEAR ENDED
                                    MARCH 31, 2005    MARCH 31, 2004    MARCH 31, 2003    MARCH 31, 2002      MARCH 31, 2001
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF
  PERIOD                                $ 10.71           $  9.13           $ 10.22           $  9.93            $ 10.69
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INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES:
  Net investment income                    0.13              0.13              0.18              0.18               0.19
  Net realized and unrealized
    gains/(losses) from investment
    transactions                           0.37              1.59             (1.10)             0.31              (0.77)
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    Total from investment
      activities                           0.50              1.72             (0.92)             0.49              (0.58)
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DIVIDENDS:
  Net investment income                   (0.13)            (0.14)            (0.17)            (0.20)             (0.18)
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    Total dividends                       (0.13)            (0.14)            (0.17)            (0.20)             (0.18)
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD          $ 11.08           $ 10.71           $  9.13           $ 10.22            $  9.93
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TOTAL RETURN                               4.62%            18.91%            (9.00%)            4.94%             (5.57%)
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTARY DATA:
Net assets at end of period
  (000's)                               $28,121           $24,410           $18,528           $17,786            $13,612
Ratio of net expenses to average
  net assets                               1.00%             1.00%             1.00%             1.00%              1.00%
Ratio of net investment income to
  average net assets                       1.26%             1.38%             1.95%             1.85%              1.88%
Ratio of expenses to average net
  assets(a)                                1.26%             1.21%             1.26%             1.28%              1.33%
Portfolio turnover                        21.15%            26.47%            40.07%            22.09%             29.06%

(a) During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

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                                                                    WALDEN SOCIAL EQUITY FUND
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                                        FOR THE           FOR THE           FOR THE           FOR THE            FOR THE
                                      YEAR ENDED        YEAR ENDED        YEAR ENDED        YEAR ENDED          YEAR ENDED
                                    MARCH 31, 2005    MARCH 31, 2004    MARCH 31, 2003    MARCH 31, 2002      MARCH 31, 2001
NET ASSET VALUE, BEGINNING OF
  PERIOD                                $ 10.85           $  8.24           $ 10.26           $  9.49            $ 10.60
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INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES:
  Net investment income                    0.08              0.04              0.04              0.04               0.03
  Net realized and unrealized
    gains/(losses) from investment
    transactions                           0.48              2.61             (2.02)             0.77              (1.10)
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    Total from investment
      activities                           0.56              2.65             (1.98)             0.81              (1.07)
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DIVIDENDS:
  Net investment income                   (0.07)            (0.04)            (0.04)            (0.04)             (0.04)
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    Total dividends                       (0.07)            (0.04)            (0.04)            (0.04)             (0.04)
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NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD          $ 11.34           $ 10.85           $  8.24           $ 10.26            $  9.49
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TOTAL RETURN                               5.18%            32.14%           (19.34%)            8.53%            (10.12%)
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTARY DATA:
Net assets at end of period
  (000's)                               $45,287           $40,446           $26,450           $25,616            $21,366
Ratio of net expenses to average
  net assets                               1.00%             1.00%             1.00%             1.00%              1.00%
Ratio of net investment income to
  average net assets                       0.75%             0.45%             0.48%             0.35%              0.33%
Ratio of expenses to average net
  assets(a)                                1.15%             1.16%             1.18%             1.18%              1.19%
Portfolio turnover                        15.89%            22.33%            16.10%            22.42%             45.26%

(a) During the period, certain fees were reduced. If such fee reductions had not occurred, the ratio would have been as indicated.

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For more information about the Funds, the following documents are available free upon request:

ANNUAL/SEMI-ANNUAL REPORTS:

Each Fund's annual and semi-annual reports to shareholders contain additional investment information. In the annual report, you will find a discussion of the market conditions and investment strategies that significantly affected each Fund's performance during its most recent fiscal year.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (SAI):

The SAI provides more detailed information about the Funds, including their operations and investment policies. It is incorporated by reference and is legally considered a part of this prospectus.

YOU CAN GET FREE COPIES OF REPORTS AND THE SAI, OR REQUEST OTHER INFORMATION AND DISCUSS YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FUNDS BY CONTACTING THE FUNDS AT:

WALDEN MUTUAL FUNDS

C/O BOSTON TRUST & INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY

ONE BEACON STREET

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02108

TELEPHONE: 1-800-282-8782 x 7050

INFORMATION FROM THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION:

You can obtain copies of Fund documents from the SEC as follows:

IN PERSON:

Public Reference Room in Washington, D.C. (For their hours of operation, call 1-202-942-8090.)

BY MAIL:

Securities and Exchange Commission
Public Reference Section
Washington, D.C. 20549-0102
(The SEC charges a fee to copy any documents.)

ON THE EDGAR DATABASE VIA THE INTERNET:

www.sec.gov

BY ELECTRONIC REQUEST:

publicinfo@sec.gov

Investment Company Act File No. 811-6526.

[Recycle Symbol]


BOSTON BALANCED FUND
BOSTON EQUITY FUND
WALDEN SOCIAL BALANCED FUND
WALDEN SOCIAL EQUITY FUND

EACH AN INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO OF

THE COVENTRY GROUP

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AUGUST 1, 2005

This Statement of Additional Information is not a prospectus but should be read in conjunction with the prospectuses for (1) Boston Balanced Fund and Boston Equity Fund and (2) Walden Social Balanced Fund and Walden Social Equity Fund (collectively, the "Funds"), each dated the same date as the date hereof (the "Prospectuses"). The Funds are separate investment portfolios of The Coventry Group (the "Group"), an open-end investment management company. This Statement of Additional Information is incorporated in its entirety into each of the Prospectuses. Copies of the Prospectuses may be obtained by writing the Boston Trust Mutual Funds c/o Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc. at One Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108, or by telephoning toll free (800) 282-8782, ext. 7050.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES..........................................3

   Additional Information On Portfolio Instruments..........................3

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.....................................................7

   Portfolio Turnover.......................................................9

NET ASSET VALUE............................................................ 9

   Additional Purchase and Redemption Information..........................10

MANAGEMENT OF THE GROUP....................................................11

   Trustees and Officers...................................................11
   Investment Adviser......................................................14
   Code Of Ethics..........................................................16
   Portfolio Transactions..................................................16
   Administrator And Fund Accounting Services..............................18
   Distributor.............................................................20
   Custodian...............................................................20
   Transfer Agency Services................................................20
   Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm...........................20
   Legal Counsel...........................................................21

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.....................................................21

   Description Of Shares...................................................21
   Vote Of A Majority Of The Outstanding Shares............................22
   Additional Tax Information..............................................22
   Yields And Total Returns................................................26
   Performance Comparisons.................................................29
   Proxy Voting............................................................30

MISCELLANEOUS..............................................................31


FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.......................................................32


STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

THE COVENTRY GROUP

The Coventry Group (the "Group") is an open-end investment management company which offers currently its shares in separate series. This Statement of Additional Information deals with four such portfolios: Boston Balanced Fund, Boston Equity Fund, Walden Social Balanced Fund and Walden Social Equity Fund (the "Funds"). Much of the information contained in this Statement of Additional Information expands upon subjects discussed in the Prospectuses. Capitalized terms not defined herein are defined in the Prospectuses. No investment in shares of a Fund should be made without first reading the applicable Prospectus.

INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES

Additional Information On Portfolio Instruments

The following policies supplement the investment objectives and policies of each Fund as set forth in the Prospectuses.

MONEY MARKET INSTRUMENTS. Money market instruments selected for investment by the Funds include high grade, short-term obligations, including those issued or guaranteed by the U.S. Government, its agencies and instrumentalities, U.S. dollar-denominated certificates of deposit, time deposits and bankers' acceptances of U.S. banks (generally banks with assets in excess of $1 billion), repurchase agreements with recognized dealers and banks and commercial paper (including participation interests in loans extended by banks to issuers of commercial paper) that at the date of investment are rated A-1 by S&P or P-1 by Moody's, or, if unrated, of comparable quality as determined by the Adviser.

REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS. The Funds may enter into repurchase agreements. Under such agreements, the seller of a security agrees to repurchase it at a mutually agreed upon time and price. The repurchase price may be higher than the purchase price, the difference being income to the Funds, or the purchase and repurchase prices may be the same, with interest at a stated rate due to the Funds together with the repurchase price on repurchase. In either case, the income to the Funds is unrelated to the interest rate on the security itself. Such repurchase agreements will be made only with banks with assets of $500 million or more that are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or with Government securities dealers recognized by the Federal Reserve Board and registered as broker-dealers with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") or exempt from such registration. The Funds will enter generally into repurchase agreements of short durations, from overnight to one week, although the underlying securities generally have longer maturities. The Funds may not enter into a repurchase agreement with more than seven days to maturity if, as a result, more than 5% of the value of the Funds' net assets would be invested in illiquid securities including such repurchase agreements.

For purposes of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act"), a repurchase agreement is deemed to be a loan from the Funds to the seller of the U.S. Government security subject to the repurchase agreement. In the event of the insolvency or default of the seller, the Funds could encounter delays and incur costs before being able to sell the security. Delays may

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involve loss of interest or a decline in price of the U.S. Government security. As with any unsecured debt instrument purchased for the Funds, the Investment Adviser seeks to minimize the risk of loss through repurchase agreements by analyzing the creditworthiness of the obligor, in this case the seller of the U.S. Government security.

There is also the risk that the seller may fail to repurchase the security. However, the Funds will always receive as collateral for any repurchase agreement to which it is a party securities acceptable to it, the market value of which is equal to at least 100% of the amount invested by the Funds plus accrued interest, and the Funds will make payment against such securities only upon physical delivery or evidence of book entry transfer to the account of its Custodian. If the market value of the U.S. Government security subject to the repurchase agreement becomes less than the repurchase price (including interest), the Funds will direct the seller of the U.S. Government security to deliver additional securities so that the market value of all securities subject to the repurchase agreement will equal or exceed the repurchase price. It is possible that the Funds will be unsuccessful in seeking to impose on the seller a contractual obligation to deliver additional securities.

WHEN-ISSUED SECURITIES. The Funds are authorized to purchase securities on a "when-issued" basis. The price of such securities, which may be expressed in yield terms, is fixed at the time the commitment to purchase is made, but delivery and payment for the when-issued securities take place at a later date. Normally, the settlement date occurs within one month of the purchase; during the period between purchase and settlement, no payment is made by the Funds to the issuer and no interest accrues to the Funds. To the extent that assets of the Funds are held in cash pending the settlement of a purchase of securities, the Funds would earn no income; however, it is the Funds' intention to be fully invested to the extent practicable and subject to the policies stated above. While when-issued securities may be sold prior to the settlement date, any purchase of such securities would be made with the purpose of actually acquiring them unless a sale appears desirable for investment reasons. At the time the Fund makes the commitment to purchase a security on a when-issued basis, it will record the transaction and reflect the value of the security in determining its net asset value. The market value of the when-issued securities may be more or less than the purchase price. The Funds do not believe that its net asset value or income will be affected adversely by its purchase of securities on a when-issued basis. The Funds will designate liquid securities equal in value to commitments for when-issued securities. Such segregated assets either will mature or, if necessary, be sold on or before the settlement date.

FOREIGN SECURITIES. Each Fund may invest up to 15% of its assets in foreign securities. Foreign investments can involve significant risks in addition to the risks inherent in U.S. investments. The value of securities denominated in or indexed to foreign currencies, and of dividends and interest from such securities, can change significantly when foreign currencies strengthen or weaken relative to the U.S. dollar. Foreign securities markets generally have less trading volume and less liquidity than U.S. markets, and prices on some foreign markets can be highly volatile. Many foreign countries lack uniform accounting and disclosure standards comparable to those applicable to U.S. companies, and it may be more difficult to obtain reliable information regarding an issuer's financial condition and operations. In addition, the costs of

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foreign investing, including withholding taxes, brokerage commissions, and custodial costs, generally are higher than for U.S. investments.

Foreign markets may offer less protection to investors than U.S. markets. Foreign issuers, brokers, and securities markets may be subject to less government supervision. Foreign securities trading practices, including those involving the release of assets in advance of payment, may involve increased risks in the event of a failed trade or the insolvency of a broker-dealer, and may involve substantial delays. It also may be difficult to enforce legal rights in foreign countries.

Investing abroad also involves different political and economic risks. Foreign investments may be affected by actions of foreign governments adverse to the interests of U.S. investors, including the possibility of expropriation or nationalization of assets, confiscatory taxation, restrictions on U.S. investment or on the ability to repatriate assets or convert currency into U.S. dollars, or other government intervention. There may be a greater possibility of default by foreign governments or foreign government-sponsored enterprises. Investments in foreign countries also involve a risk of local political, economic, or social instability, military action or unrest, or adverse diplomatic developments. There can be no assurance that the Adviser will be able to anticipate these potential events and/or counter their impacts on a Fund's share price.

Securities of foreign issuers may be held by the Funds in the form of American Depositary Receipts and European Depositary Receipts ("ADRs" and "EDRs"). These are certificates evidencing ownership of shares of a foreign-based issuer held in trust by a bank or similar financial institution. Designed for use in U.S. and European securities markets, respectively, ADRs and EDRs are alternatives to the purchase of the underlying securities in their national market and currencies.

Each Fund may invest without regard to the 15% limitation in securities of foreign issuers which are listed and traded on a domestic national securities exchange.

DEBT SECURITIES AND RATINGS. Ratings of debt securities represent the rating agencies' (as described below) opinions regarding their quality, are not a guarantee of quality and may be reduced after a Fund has acquired the security.

If a security's rating is reduced while it is held by the Funds, the Adviser will consider whether the Funds should continue to hold the security, but the Funds are not required to dispose of it. Credit ratings attempt to evaluate the safety of principal and interest payments and do not evaluate the risks of fluctuations in market value. Also, rating agencies may fail to make timely changes in credit ratings in response to subsequent events, so that an issuer's current financial conditions may be better or worse than the rating indicates.

The Funds reserve the right to invest up to 20% of their assets in securities rated lower than BBB by Standard & Poor's Ratings Group ("S&P") or lower than Baa by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's"), but rated at least B by S&P or Moody's (or, in either case, if unrated, deemed by the Adviser to be of comparable quality). Lower-rated securities generally offer a higher current yield than that available for higher grade issues. However, lower-rated

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securities involve higher risks, in that they are especially subject to adverse changes in general economic conditions and in the industries in which the issuers are engaged, to changes, or perceived changes, in the financial condition of the issuers and to price fluctuations in response to changes in interest rates. During periods of economic downturn or rising interest rates, highly leveraged issuers may experience financial stress which could affect adversely their ability to make payments of interest and principal and increase the possibility of default. In addition, the market for lower-rated debt securities has expanded rapidly in recent years, and its growth paralleled a long economic expansion. At times in recent years, the prices of many lower-rated debt securities declined substantially, reflecting an expectation that many issuers of such securities might experience financial difficulties. As a result, the yields on lower-rated debt securities rose dramatically, but such higher yields did not reflect the value of the income stream that holders of such securities expected, but rather, the risk that holders of such securities could lose a substantial portion of their value as a result of the issuers' financial restructuring or default. There can be no assurance that such declines will not recur. The market for lower-rated debt issues generally is smaller and less active than that for higher quality securities, which may limit the Funds' ability to sell such securities at fair value in response to changes in the economy or financial markets. Adverse publicity and investor perceptions, whether or not based on fundamental analysis, may also decrease the values and liquidity of lower-rated securities, especially in a smaller and less actively-traded market.

Lower-rated debt obligations also present risks based on payment expectations. If an issuer calls the obligation for redemption, the Funds may have to replace the security with a lower-yielding security, resulting in a decreased return to investors. Also, because the principal value of bonds moves inversely with movements in interest rates, in the event of rising interest rates, the value of the securities held by the Funds may decline proportionately more than funds consisting of higher-rated securities. If the Funds experience unexpected net redemptions, they may be forced to sell their higher-rated bonds, resulting in a decline in the overall credit quality of the securities held by the Funds and increasing the exposure of the Funds to the risks of lower-rated securities. Investments in zero-coupon bonds may be more speculative and subject to greater fluctuations in value due to changes in interest rates than bonds that pay interest currently.

OPTIONS AND FUTURES CONTRACTS. To the extent consistent with its investment objectives and policies, each Fund may purchase and write call and put options on securities, securities indexes and on foreign currencies and enter into futures contracts and use options on futures contracts, to the extent of up to 5% of its assets. The Funds will engage in futures contracts and related options only for hedging purposes and will not engage in such transactions for speculation or leverage.

Transactions in options on securities and on indexes involve certain risks. For example, there are significant differences between the securities and options markets that could result in an imperfect correlation between these markets, causing a given transaction not to achieve its objectives. A decision as to whether, when and how to use options involves the exercise of skill and judgment, and even a well-conceived transaction may be unsuccessful to some degree because of market behavior or unexpected events.

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There can be no assurance that a liquid market will exist when the Funds seek to close out an option position. If the Funds were unable to close out an option that it had purchased on a security, it would have to exercise the option in order to realize any profit or the option would expire worthless. If the Funds were unable to close out a covered call option that it had written on a security, it would not be able to sell the underlying security unless the option expired without exercise. As the writer of a covered call option, the Funds forgo, during the option's life, the opportunity to profit from increases in the market value of the security covering the call option above the sum of the premium and the exercise price of the call.

If trading were suspended in an option purchased by the Funds, the Funds would not be able to close out the option. If restrictions on exercise were imposed, the Funds might be unable to exercise an option it had purchased. Except to the extent that a call option on an index written by the Funds is covered by an option on the same index purchased by the Funds, movements in the index may result in a loss to the Funds; such losses might be mitigated or exacerbated by changes in the value of the Funds' securities during the period the option was outstanding.

Use of futures contracts and options thereon also involves certain risks. The variable degree of correlation between price movements of futures contracts and price movements in the related portfolio positions of the Funds creates the possibility that losses on the hedging instrument may be greater than gains in the value of the Fund's position. Also, futures and options markets may not be liquid in all circumstances and certain over the counter options may have no markets. As a result, in certain markets, the Funds might not be able to close out a transaction at all or without incurring losses. Although the use of options and futures transactions for hedging should minimize the risk of loss due to a decline in the value of the hedged position, at the same time they tend to limit any potential gain which might result from an increase in the value of such position. If losses were to result from the use of such transactions, they could reduce net asset value and possibly income. The Funds may use these techniques to hedge against changes in interest rates or securities prices or as part of its overall investment strategy. The Funds will segregate liquid assets (or, as permitted by applicable regulation, enter into certain offsetting positions) to cover its obligations under options and futures contracts to avoid leveraging of the Funds.

ILLIQUID AND RESTRICTED SECURITIES. The Funds may not invest more than 5% of its net assets in illiquid securities, including (i) securities for which there is no readily available market; (ii) securities the disposition of which would be subject to legal restrictions (so-called "restricted securities"); and
(iii) repurchase agreements having more than seven days to maturity. A considerable period of time may elapse between the Funds' decision to dispose of such securities and the time when the Funds are able to dispose of them, during which time the value of the securities could decline. Securities which meet the requirements of Securities Act Rule 144A are restricted, but may be determined to be liquid by the Trustees, based on an evaluation of the applicable trading markets.

INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS

The following policies and investment restrictions have been adopted by each Fund and (unless otherwise noted) are fundamental and cannot be changed without the affirmative vote of

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a majority of the Funds' outstanding voting securities as defined in the 1940 Act. The Funds may not:

1. Make loans to others, except (a) through the purchase of debt securities in accordance with its investment objectives and policies, or (b) to the extent the entry into a repurchase agreement is deemed to be a loan.

2. (a) Borrow money, except from banks for temporary or emergency purposes. Any such borrowing will be made only if immediately thereafter there is an asset coverage of at least 300% of all borrowings.

(b) Mortgage, pledge or hypothecate any of its assets except in connection with any such borrowings.

3. Purchase securities on margin, participate on a joint or joint and several basis in any securities trading account, or underwrite securities. (The Funds are not precluded from obtaining such short-term credit as may be necessary for the clearance of purchases and sales of its portfolio securities.)

4. Purchase or sell real estate, commodities or commodity contracts (other than futures transactions for the purposes and under the conditions described in the prospectus and in this SAI).

5. Invest 25% or more of the market value of its assets in the securities of companies engaged in any one industry. (This restriction does not apply to investment in the securities of the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities.)

6. Issue senior securities, as defined in the 1940 Act, except that this restriction shall not be deemed to prohibit a Fund from (a) making any permitted borrowings, mortgages or pledges, or (b) entering into options, futures, forward or repurchase transactions.

7. Purchase the securities of any issuer, if as a result more than 5% of the total assets of the Funds would be invested in the securities of that issuer, other than obligations of the U.S. Government, its agencies or instrumentalities, provided that up to 25% of the value of the Funds' assets may be invested without regard to this limitation.

The Funds observe the following policies, which are not deemed fundamental and which may be changed without shareholder vote. The Funds may not:

1. Purchase any security if as a result the Funds would then hold more than 10% of any class of securities of an issuer (taking all common stock issues of an issuer as a single class, all preferred stock issues as a single class, and all debt issues as a single class) or more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of a single issuer.

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2. Invest in any issuer for purposes of exercising control or management.

3. Invest in securities of other investment companies which would result in the Funds owning more than 3% of the outstanding voting securities of any one such investment company, Funds owning securities of another investment company having an aggregate value in excess of 5% of the value of the Fund's total assets, or Funds owning securities of investment companies in the aggregate which would exceed 10% of the value of the Funds' total assets.

4. Invest, in the aggregate, more than 5% of its net assets in securities with legal or contractual restrictions on resale, securities which are not readily marketable and repurchase agreements with more than seven days to maturity.

5. Invest more than 15% of its assets in securities of foreign issuers (including American Depositary Receipts with respect to foreign issuers, but excluding securities of foreign issuers listed and traded on a domestic national securities exchange).

6. Invest in securities issued by any affiliate of the Adviser.

If a percentage restriction described in the Prospectuses or this Statement of Additional Information is adhered to at the time of investment, a subsequent increase or decrease in a percentage resulting from a change in the values of assets will not constitute a violation of that restriction, except for the policies regarding borrowing and illiquid securities or as otherwise specifically noted.

Portfolio Turnover

The portfolio turnover rate for the Funds is calculated by dividing the lesser of the Funds' purchases or sales of portfolio securities for the year by the monthly average value of the portfolio securities. The calculation excludes all securities whose remaining maturities at the time of acquisition were one year or less.

The portfolio turnover rate may vary greatly from year to year, as well as within a particular year, and may also be affected by cash requirements for redemptions of Shares. High portfolio turnover rates generally will result in higher transaction costs, including brokerage commissions, to the Funds and may result in additional tax consequences to the Funds' Shareholders. Portfolio turnover will not be a limiting factor in making investment decisions.

NET ASSET VALUE

As indicated in the Prospectuses, the net asset value of the Funds is determined once daily as of the close of public trading on the New York Stock Exchange (currently 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time) on each day that the Exchange is open for trading. The New York Stock Exchange will not open in observance of the following holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day,

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Thanksgiving, and Christmas. The Funds do not expect to determine the net asset value of their shares on any day when the Exchange is not open for trading, even if there is sufficient trading in portfolio securities on such days to materially affect the net asset value per share.

Investments in securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued based upon their current available prices in the principal market in which such securities are normally traded. Unlisted securities for which market quotations are readily available are valued at such market value. Securities and other assets for which quotations are not readily available are valued at their fair value as determined in good faith under consistently applied procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees of the Group. Short-term securities (i.e., with maturities of 60 days or less) are valued at either amortized cost or original cost plus accrued interest, which approximates current value.

Among the factors that will be considered, if they apply, in valuing portfolio securities held by a Fund are the existence of restrictions upon the sale of the security by the Fund, the absence of a market for the security, the extent of any discount in acquiring the security, the estimated time during which the security will not be freely marketable, the expenses of registering or otherwise qualifying the security for public sale, underwriting commissions if underwriting would be required to effect a sale, the current yields on comparable securities for debt obligations traded independently of any equity equivalent, changes in the financial condition and prospects of the issuer, and any other factors affecting fair value. In making valuations, opinions of counsel may be relied upon as to whether or not securities are restricted securities and as to the legal requirements for public sale.

The Group may use a pricing service to value certain portfolio securities where the prices provided are believed to reflect the fair market value of such securities. A pricing service would normally consider such factors as yield, risk, quality, maturity, type of issue, trading characteristics, special circumstances and other factors it deems relevant in determining valuations of normal institutional trading units of debt securities and would not rely exclusively on quoted prices. Certain instruments, for which pricing services used for the Funds do not provide prices, may be valued by the Group using methodologies similar to those used by pricing services, where such methodologies are believed to reflect fair value of the subject security. The methods used by the pricing service and the Group and the valuations so established will be reviewed by the Group under the general supervision of the Group's Board of Trustees. Several pricing services are available, one or more of which may be used by the Adviser from time to time.

Additional Purchase and Redemption Information

Shares of each of the Funds are sold on a continuous basis by BISYS Fund Services Limited Partnership ("BISYS"), and BISYS has agreed to use appropriate efforts to solicit all purchase orders. In addition to purchasing Shares directly from BISYS, Shares may be purchased through procedures established by BISYS in connection with the requirements of accounts at the Advisor or the Advisor's affiliated entities (collectively, "Entities"). Customers purchasing Shares of the Funds may include officers, directors, or employees of the Advisor or the Entities.

The Group may suspend the right of redemption or postpone the date of payment for Shares during any period when (a) trading on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE") is

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restricted by applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, (b) the NYSE is closed for other than customary weekend and holiday closings, (c) the Commission has by order permitted such suspension, or (d) an emergency exists as a result of which (i) disposal by the Group of securities owned by it is not reasonably practical, or (ii) it is not reasonably practical for the Group to determine the fair value of its net assets.

MANAGEMENT OF THE GROUP

Trustees and Officers

Overall responsibility for management of the Group rests with its Board of Trustees. The Trustees elect the officers of the Group to supervise actively its day-to-day operations.

The names of the Trustees and officers of the Group, their addresses, ages and principal occupations during the past five years are provided in the tables below. Trustees that are deemed "interested persons," as defined in the 1940 Act, are listed as "Interested Trustees" in the table. Trustees who are not interested persons are referred to as Independent Trustees.

INTERESTED TRUSTEES*

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                                           TERM OF          PRINCIPAL
                         POSITION(S)     OFFICE** AND     OCCUPATION(S)      NUMBER OF FUNDS IN         OTHER
                        HELD WITH THE     LENGTH OF      DURING PAST FIVE       FUND COMPLEX        DIRECTORSHIPS
NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE       FUNDS        TIME SERVED          YEARS         OVERSEEN BY TRUSTEE    HELD BY TRUSTEE
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Walter B. Grimm            Trustee      Since 1996.     From June 1992 to            16           American
3435 Stelzer Road                                       present, employee                         Performance
Columbus, Ohio 43219                                    of BISYS Fund                             Funds; Legacy
Age:  59                                                Services.                                 Funds Group;
                                                                                                  Performance Funds
                                                                                                  Trust; Variable
                                                                                                  Insurance Funds
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R. Jeffrey Young        President and   Since 1999.     From October 1993            16                  n/a
3435 Stelzer Road        Chairman of                    to present,
Columbus, Ohio  43219    the Board of                   employee of BISYS
Age:  40                   Trustees                     Fund Service.

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* Mr. Grimm and Mr. Young are each considered to be an "interested person" of the Group as defined in the 1940 Act due to their employment with BISYS Fund Services, the Funds' distributor and administrator.

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

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NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE     POSITION(S)       TERM OF           PRINCIPAL         NUMBER OF FUNDS         OTHER
                                         OFFICE** AND                           IN FUND COMPLEX
                         HELD WITH THE     LENGTH OF    OCCUPATION(S) DURING      OVERSEEN BY       DIRECTORSHIPS
                             FUNDS        TIME SERVED      PAST FIVE YEARS          TRUSTEE        HELD BY TRUSTEE
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Maurice G. Stark        Trustee          Since 1992.    Retired.                      16               Variable
3435 Stelzer Road                                                                                  Insurance Funds
Columbus, Ohio 43219
Age:  69

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Michael M. Van Buskirk  Trustee          Since 1992.    From June 1991 to             16               Variable
3435 Stelzer Road                                       present, employee of                       Insurance Funds
Columbus, Ohio 43219                                    and current Chief
Age:  58                                                Executive Officer
                                                        of The Ohio Bankers
                                                        Association (trade
                                                        association).
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Diane E. Armstrong      Trustee          Since 2004.    From August 2003 to           16                 n/a
3435 Stelzer Road                                       present, Principal
Columbus, Ohio 43219                                    of King, Dodson
Age:  40                                                Armstrong Financial
                                                        Advisors, Inc.; from
                                                        April 2000 to August
                                                        2003, Director of
                                                        Financial Planning,
                                                        Hamilton Capital
                                                        Management.
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** Trustees hold their position with the Trust until their resignation or removal.

OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT TRUSTEES

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     NAME, ADDRESS AND AGE          POSITION(S) HELD    TERM OF OFFICE** AND    PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION(S) DURING PAST
                                     WITH THE FUNDS     LENGTH OF TIME SERVED               FIVE YEARS
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Chris Sabato                      Treasurer             Since 2004.            From February 1993 to present,
3435 Stelzer Road                                                              employee of BISYS Fund Services.
Columbus, Ohio  43219
Age:  36

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Timothy Bresnahan                 Secretary             Since 2005.            From February 2005 to present,
3435 Stelzer Road                                                              employee of BISYS Fund Services;
Columbus, Ohio  43219                                                          from March 2004 to February 2005,
Age:  36                                                                       associate of the law firm of
                                                                               Greenberg Traurig, P.A.; from
                                                                               October 2003 to March 2004, employee
                                                                               of Deutsche Bank Asset Management,
                                                                               Inc.; from September 2001 to
                                                                               February 2003, associate of the law
                                                                               firm of Goodwin Procter, LLP
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Alaina V. Metz                    Assistant Secretary   Since 1995.            From June 1995 to present, employee
3435 Stelzer Road                                                              of BISYS Fund Services.
Columbus, Ohio  43219
Age:  37

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George L. Stevens                 Chief Compliance      Since 1996.            From September 1996 to present,
3435 Stelzer Road                 Officer                                      employee of BISYS Fund Services.
Columbus, Ohio  43219
Age:  54

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** Officers hold their positions with the Trust until a successor has been duly elected and qualified.

BOARD COMMITTEES

The Board has an Audit Committee, Nominating Committee and Valuation Committee. The Audit Committee oversees the Group's accounting and financial reporting policies and

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practices and oversees the quality and objectivity of the Group's financial statements and the independent audit thereof. The members of the Audit Committee, which met twice during the last fiscal year, include all of the Board's independent trustees: Maurice G. Stark, Michael M. Van Buskirk, and Diane E. Armstrong. The Nominating Committee, also comprised of all of the independent trustees, evaluates the qualifications of candidates and makes nominations for independent trustee membership on the Board. The Nominating Committee does not consider nominees recommended by shareholders. During the last fiscal year, the Nominating Committee held one meeting. The purpose of the Valuation Committee, which is comprised of at least two Trustees at all times, one of whom must be an Independent Trustee, is to oversee the implementation of the Group's valuation procedures and to make fair value determinations on behalf of the Board as specified in the valuation procedures. The Valuation Committee meets quarterly.

OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

As of the date of this Statement of Additional Information, the Group's Trustees and officers, as a group, owned less than 1% of each Fund's outstanding Shares. For the year ended December 31, 2004, the dollar range of equity securities owned beneficially by each Trustee in the Funds and in any registered investment companies overseen by the Trustee within the same family of investment companies as the Funds is as follows:

INTERESTED TRUSTEES

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            NAME OF TRUSTEE                 DOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY       AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY SECURITIES
                                                                           IN ALL REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
                                                                         OVERSEEN BY TRUSTEE IN FAMILY OF INVESTMENT
                                            SECURITIES IN THE FUNDS                       COMPANIES
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Walter B. Grimm                                       $0                                     $0

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R. Jeffrey Young                                      $0                                     $0

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INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES

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NAME OF TRUSTEE                             DOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY       AGGREGATE DOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY SECURITIES
                                                                           IN ALL REGISTERED INVESTMENT COMPANIES
                                                                         OVERSEEN BY TRUSTEE IN FAMILY OF INVESTMENT
                                            SECURITIES IN THE FUNDS                       COMPANIES
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Maurice G. Stark                                      $0                            $10,000 - $50,000[ ]

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Michael M. Van Buskirk                                $0                                     $0

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Diane E. Armstrong                                    $0                                     $0
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The Officers of the Group (other than the Chief Compliance Officer) receive no compensation directly from the Group for performing the duties of their offices. BISYS Fund Services may receive fees pursuant to the Distribution and Shareholder Services Plan and the Administrative Services Plan. BISYS Fund Services Ohio, Inc. ("BISYS") receives fees from the Funds for acting as administrator and transfer agent and for providing certain fund accounting services. Messrs. Young, Grimm, Sabato, Bresnahan and Stevens and Ms. Metz are employees of BISYS.

Trustees of the Group not affiliated with BISYS or BISYS Fund Services receive from the Group an annual fee of $3,000, plus $2,250 for each regular meeting of the Board of Trustees attended and $1,000 for each special meeting of the Board attended in person and $500 for other special meetings of the Board attended by telephone, and are reimbursed for all out-of-pocket expenses relating to attendance at such meetings. Trustees of the Group also receive $1,000 for participation in Audit Committee meetings and $500 for participation in all other committee meetings. Trustees who are affiliated with BISYS or BISYS Fund Services do not receive compensation from the Group.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 the Trustees received the following compensation from the Group and from certain other investment companies (if applicable) that have the same investment advisor as the Funds or an investment advisor that is an affiliated person of the Group's investment advisor:

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                                                           PENSION OR            ESTIMATED       TOTAL COMPENSATION
                                 AGGREGATE            RETIREMENT BENEFITS         ANNUAL          FROM THE FUND AND
                                COMPENSATION           ACCRUED AS PART OF      BENEFITS UPON      FUND COMPLEX PAID
     NAME OF TRUSTEE           FROM THE FUNDS           FUNDS EXPENSES          RETIREMENT         TO THE TRUSTEES
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Walter B. Grimm                       $0                       $0                   $0                   $0

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Maurice G. Stark                    $4,630                     $0                   $0                 $14,500

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Michael M. Van Buskirk              $4,630                     $0                   $0                 $14,500

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John H. Ferring IV*                 $2,808                     $0                   $0                 $8,250

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R. Jeffrey Young                      $0                       $0                   $0                   $0

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Diane E. Armstrong**                $1,332                     $0                   $0                 $4,000
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* Mr. Ferring resigned as a Trustee as of November 18, 2004.

** Ms. Armstrong was elected as a Trustee as of November 18, 2004.

Investment Adviser

Investment advisory and management services are provided to the Funds by Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc. (the "Adviser"), pursuant to an Investment Advisory Agreement dated as of September 30, 2004. The Adviser is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boston Trust & Investment Management Company, a Massachusetts chartered banking and trust company ("Boston Trust"), which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BTIM Company, a bank holding

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company organized as a Delaware corporation. Under the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to provide investment advisory services as described in the Prospectuses of the Funds. For the services provided and expenses assumed pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement, each Fund pays the Adviser a fee, computed daily and paid monthly, at the following annual rates: Boston Balanced Fund 0.75% of average daily net assets; Walden Social Balanced Fund 0.75% of average daily net assets; and Walden Social Equity Fund 0.75% of average daily net assets, and Boston Equity Fund 0.75% of average daily net assets. The Adviser may from time to time voluntarily reduce all or a portion of its advisory fee with respect to the Funds to increase the net income of the Funds available for distribution as dividends.

Unless sooner terminated, the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund will continue in effect until February 28, 2006, and year to year thereafter for successive annual periods if, as to each Fund, such continuance is approved at least annually by the Group's Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding Shares of the relevant Fund (as defined in the Funds' Prospectuses), and a majority of the Trustees who are not parties to the Investment Advisory Agreement or interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any party to the Investment Advisory Agreement by votes cast in person at a meeting called for such purpose. The Investment Advisory Agreement is terminable as to the Funds at any time on 60 days' written notice without penalty by the Trustees, by vote of a majority of the outstanding Shares of that Fund, or by the Adviser. The Investment Advisory Agreement also terminates automatically in the event of any assignment, as defined in the 1940 Act, or for reasons as set forth in the Agreement.

The Investment Advisory Agreement provides that the Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Funds in connection with the performance of the Investment Advisory Agreement, except a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of compensation for services or a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, or gross negligence on the part of the Adviser in the performance of its duties, or from reckless disregard by the Adviser of its duties and obligations thereunder.

The annual continuation of the Investment Advisory Agreement for each Fund was approved by both a majority of the Trustees and a majority of the independent Trustees at a meeting held on February 17, 2005.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003, the Funds paid the Adviser investment advisory fees pursuant to the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, and the Adviser reimbursed investment advisory fees pursuant to the terms of an expense limitation agreement in effect with respect to each of the Funds, as follows: the Boston Balanced Fund paid the Adviser investment advisory fees of $956,513 and the Adviser reimbursed the Fund $21,070 in advisory fees; the Walden Social Balanced Fund paid the Adviser investment advisory fees of $135,321 and the Adviser reimbursed the Fund $38,769 in advisory fees; and the Walden Social Equity Fund paid the Adviser investment advisory fees of $185,073 and the Adviser reimbursed the Fund $33,225 in advisory fees.

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For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004, the Funds paid the Adviser investment advisory fees pursuant to the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, and the Adviser reimbursed investment advisory fees pursuant to the terms of an expense limitation agreement in effect with respect to each of the Funds, as follows: the Boston Balanced Fund paid the Adviser investment advisory fees of $1,130,964 and the Adviser reimbursed the Fund $68,575 in advisory fees; the Walden Social Balanced Fund paid the Adviser investment advisory fees of $165,223 and the Adviser reimbursed the Fund $45,614 in advisory fees; and the Walden Social Equity Fund paid the Adviser investment advisory fees of $265,878 and the Adviser reimbursed the Fund $39,696 in advisory fees. For the period from October 1, 2003 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2004, the Boston Equity Fund paid the Adviser investment advisory fees of $116,343 and the Adviser reimbursed the Fund $18,574 in advisory fees.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, the Funds paid the Adviser investment advisory fees pursuant to the terms of the Investment Advisory Agreement, and the Adviser reimbursed investment advisory fees pursuant to the terms of an expense limitation agreement in effect with respect to each of the Funds, as follows: the Boston Balanced Fund paid the Adviser investment advisory fees of $1,239,669 and the Adviser reimbursed the Fund $56,475 in advisory fees; the Boston Equity Fund paid the Adviser investment advisory fees of $286,919 and the Adviser reimbursed the Fund $34,643 in advisory fees; the Walden Social Balanced Fund paid the Adviser investment advisory fees of $195,051 and the Adviser reimbursed the Fund $42,393 in advisory fees; and the Walden Social Equity Fund paid the Adviser investment advisory fees of $318,108 and the Adviser reimbursed the Fund $40,986 in advisory fees;

PORTFOLIO MANAGER INFORMATION

Domenic Colasacco serves as Portfolio Manager for both the Boston Balanced Fund and the Boston Equity Fund. Stephen Moody serves as Portfolio Manager for the Walden Social Balanced Fund and Robert Lincoln serves as Portfolio Manager for the Walden Social Equity Fund. The following table lists the number and types of other accounts managed by each individual and assets under management in those accounts as of March 31, 2005:

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                    OTHER                      OTHER
                  REGISTERED      ASSETS       POOLED        ASSETS                     ASSETS        TOTAL
PORTFOLIO         INVESTMENT      MANAGED    INVESTMENT      MANAGED                    MANAGED       ASSETS
MANAGER            COMPANY          ($         VEHICLE         ($          OTHER          ($         MANAGED**
                   ACCOUNTS      MILLIONS)     ACCOUNTS     MILLIONS)    ACCOUNTS*     MILLIONS)   ($ MILLIONS)
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DOMENIC               0             n/a           2           $472          192          $655         $1,127
COLASACCO
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STEPHEN MOODY         0             n/a           3           $125           93          $500          $625
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ROBERT LINCOLN        0             n/a           2            $68           56          $633          $701
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* The majority of these other accounts are invested in the other investment vehicles listed above, or are managed by the firm.

** If an account has a co-portfolio manager, the total number of accounts and assets has been allocated to each respective manager. Therefore, some accounts and assets have been counted twice.

As indicated in the table above, portfolio managers at the Adviser may manage accounts for multiple clients. Portfolio managers at the Adviser make investment decisions for each account based on the investment objectives and policies and other relevant investment considerations applicable to that portfolio. The management of multiple accounts may result in a portfolio manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each account. Even where multiple accounts are managed by the same portfolio manager within the same investment discipline, however, the Adviser may take action with respect to one account that may differ from the timing or nature of action taken, with respect to another account. Accordingly, the performance of each account managed by a portfolio manager will vary.

The Adviser's compensation structure is designed to recognize cumulative contribution to its investment policies and process, and client service. Compensation incentives align portfolio manager interests with the long-term interest of clients. Short-term, return based incentives, which may encourage undesirable risk are not employed. Returns and portfolios are monitored for consistency with investment policy parameters. The Adviser has adopted and implemented policies and procedures, including brokerage and trade allocation policies and procedures, which it believes address the potential conflicts associated with managing multiple accounts for multiple clients.

The dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by the Funds' portfolio managers in the Funds they manage as of March 31, 2005 is as follows:

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                                                                    DOLLAR RANGE OF EQUITY
PORTFOLIO MANAGER                       FUND                     SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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DOMENIC COLASACCO               BOSTON BALANCED FUND                 $100,001 -$500,000
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DOMENIC COLASACCO                BOSTON EQUITY FUND                  $100,001 -$500,000
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STEPHEN MOODY                WALDEN SOCIAL BALANCED FUND              $10,001 -$50,000
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ROBERT LINCOLN                WALDEN SOCIAL EQUITY FUND               Over $1,000,000
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Code Of Ethics

The Coventry Group, the Adviser and the Distributor have each adopted a Code of Ethics, pursuant to Rule 17j-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, applicable to securities trading practices of its personnel. Each Code permits covered personnel to trade in securities in which a Fund may invest, subject to certain restrictions and reporting requirements.

Portfolio Transactions

Pursuant to the Investment Advisory Agreement with respect to the Funds, the Adviser determines, subject to the general supervision of the Board of Trustees of the Group and in accordance with the Funds' investment objectives and restrictions, which securities are to be purchased and sold by the Funds, and which brokers are to be eligible to execute such Funds' portfolio transactions.

Purchases from underwriters of portfolio securities generally include a commission or concession paid by the issuer to the underwriter, and purchases from dealers serving as market makers may include the spread between the bid and asked price.

Transactions on stock exchanges involve the payment of negotiated brokerage commissions. Transactions in the over-the-counter market are generally principal transactions with dealers. With respect to the over-the-counter market, the Group, where possible, will deal directly with dealers who make a market in the securities involved except in those circumstances where better price and execution are available elsewhere.

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Allocation of transactions, including their frequency, to various brokers and dealers is determined by the Adviser in its best judgment and in a manner deemed fair and reasonable to Shareholders. The primary consideration is prompt execution of orders in an effective manner at the most favorable price. Subject to this consideration, brokers and dealers who provide supplemental investment research to the Adviser may receive orders for transactions on behalf of the Funds. The Adviser is authorized to pay a broker-dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for executing the Funds' brokerage transactions which are in excess of the amount of commission another broker would have charged for effecting that transaction if, but only if, the Adviser determines in good faith that such commission was reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker viewed in terms of that particular transaction or in terms of all of the accounts over which it exercises investment discretion. Any such research and other statistical and factual information provided by brokers to the Funds or to the Adviser is considered to be in addition to and not in lieu of services required to be performed by the Adviser under its respective agreement regarding management of the Funds. The cost, value and specific application of such information are indeterminable and hence are not practicably allocable among the Funds and other clients of the Adviser who may indirectly benefit from the availability of such information. Similarly, the Funds may indirectly benefit from information made available as a result of transactions effected for such other clients. Under the Investment Advisory Agreement, the Adviser is permitted to pay higher brokerage commissions for brokerage and research services in accordance with Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. In the event the Adviser does follow such a practice, it will do so on a basis which is fair and equitable to the Group and the Funds.

While the Adviser generally seeks competitive commissions, the Group may not necessarily pay the lowest commission available on each brokerage transaction, for reasons discussed above.

Except as otherwise disclosed to the Shareholders of the Funds and as permitted by applicable laws, rules and regulations, the Group will not, on behalf of the Funds, execute portfolio transactions through, acquire portfolio securities issued by, make savings deposits in, or enter into repurchase or reverse repurchase agreements with the Adviser, BISYS, or their affiliates, and will not give preference to the Adviser's correspondents with respect to such transactions, securities, savings deposits, repurchase agreements, and reverse repurchase agreements.

Investment decisions for each Fund are made independently from those for the other Funds, other funds of the Group or any other investment company or account managed by the Adviser. Any such other fund, investment company or account may also invest in the same securities as the Group on behalf of the Funds. When a purchase or sale of the same security is made at substantially the same time on behalf of a Fund and another fund of the Group managed by the Adviser, investment company or account, the transaction will be averaged as to price and available investments will be allocated as to amount in a manner which the Adviser believes to be equitable to the Fund and such other fund, investment company or account. In some instances, this investment procedure may affect adversely the price paid or received by a Fund or the size of the position obtained by a Fund. To the extent permitted by law, the Adviser may aggregate

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the securities to be sold or purchased for a Fund with those to be sold or purchased for the other Funds or for other investment companies or accounts in order to obtain best execution. As provided by the Investment Advisory Agreement, in making investment recommendations for the Funds, the Adviser will not inquire nor take into consideration whether an issuer of securities proposed for purchase or sale by the Group is a customer of the Adviser, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates and, in dealing with its customers, the Adviser, its subsidiaries and affiliates will not inquire or take into consideration whether securities of such customers are held by the Funds or any other fund of the Group.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003, Boston Balanced Fund, Walden Social Balanced Fund and Walden Social Equity Fund paid brokerage commissions of $55,268, $9,777 and $22,683, respectively. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004, Boston Balanced Fund, Walden Social Balanced Fund and Walden Social Equity Fund paid brokerage commissions of $87,094, $12,722 and $28,304, respectively. For the period from October 1, 2003 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2004, the Boston Equity Fund paid brokerage commissions of $14,393.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, the Boston Balanced Fund, Boston Equity Fund, Walden Social Balanced Fund, and Walden Social Equity Fund paid brokerage commissions of $35,803, $12,466, $10,751 and $18,056, respectively.

Administrator And Fund Accounting Services

BISYS Ohio serves as administrator (the "Administrator") to the Funds pursuant to a Management and Administration Agreement dated as of March 23, 1999 (the "Administration Agreement"). The Administrator assists in supervising all operations of the Funds. The Administrator is a broker-dealer registered with the Commission, and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. The Administrator provides financial services to institutional clients.

Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator has agreed to maintain office facilities; furnish statistical and research data, clerical, certain bookkeeping services and stationery and office supplies; prepare the periodic reports to the Commission on Form N-SAR or any replacement forms therefor; compile data for, assist the Group or its designee in the preparation of, and file all of the Funds' federal and state tax returns and required tax filings other than those required to be made by the Funds' custodian and Transfer Agent; prepare compliance filings pursuant to state securities laws with the advice of the Group's counsel; assist to the extent requested by the Group with the Group's preparation of its Annual and Semi-Annual Reports to Shareholders and its Registration Statement (on Form N-1A or any replacement therefor); compile data for, prepare and file timely Notices to the Commission required pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the 1940 Act; keep and maintain the financial accounts and records of each Fund, including calculation of daily expense accruals; and generally assist in all aspects of the Funds' operations. Under the Administration Agreement, the Administrator may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities thereunder.

The Administrator receives a fee from each Fund for its services as Administrator and expenses assumed pursuant to the Administration Agreement, equal to a fee calculated daily and

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paid periodically, at the annual rate equal to twenty one-hundredths of one percent (0.20%) of that Fund's average daily net assets.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003, the Boston Balanced Fund, Walden Social Balanced Fund and Walden Social Equity Fund paid the Administrator administrative fees of $255,074, $36,086 and $49,353, respectively and the Administrator voluntarily waived administrative fees of $63,770, $9,022 and $12,339, respectively. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004, the Boston Balanced Fund, Walden Social Balanced Fund and Walden Social Equity Fund paid the Administrator administrative fees of $301,591, $44,060 and $70,901, respectively and the Administrator voluntarily waived administrative fees of $75,397, $11,015 and $17,725, respectively. For the period from October 1, 2003 (commencement of operations) through March 31, 2004, the Boston Equity Fund paid the Administrator administrative fees of $31,025 and the Administrator voluntarily waived administrative fees of $7,756. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005, the Boston Balanced Fund, Boston Equity Fund, Walden Social Balanced Fund, and Walden Social Equity Fund paid the Administrator Administrative Fees of $330,581, $76,512, $52,014 and $84,829, respectively and the Administrator voluntarily waived administrative fees of $85,317, $19,746,$13,424 and $21,893.

The Administration Agreement is renewed automatically for successive one-year terms, unless written notice not to renew is given by the non-renewing party to the other party at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the then-current term. The Administration Agreement is terminable with respect to a particular Fund only upon mutual agreement of the parties to the Administration Agreement and for cause (as defined in the Administration Agreement) by the party alleging cause, on not less than 60 days' notice by the Group's Board of Trustees or by the Administrator.

The Administration Agreement provides that the Administrator shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or any loss suffered by any Fund in connection with the matters to which the Administration Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith, or negligence in the performance of its duties, or from the reckless disregard by the Administrator of its obligations and duties thereunder.

In addition, BISYS Ohio provides certain fund accounting services to the Funds pursuant to a Fund Accounting Agreement dated as of March 23, 1999. Under such Agreement, BISYS Ohio maintains the accounting books and records for the Funds, including journals containing an itemized daily record of all purchases and sales of portfolio securities, all receipts and disbursements of cash and all other debits and credits, general and auxiliary ledgers reflecting all asset, liability, reserve, capital, income and expense accounts, including interest accrued and interest received, and other required separate ledger accounts; maintains a monthly trial balance of all ledger accounts; performs certain accounting services for the Funds, including calculation of the net asset value per share, calculation of the dividend and capital gain distributions, if any, and of yield, reconciliation of cash movements with the Funds' custodian, affirmation to the Funds' custodian of all portfolio trades and cash settlements, verification and reconciliation with the Funds' custodian of all daily trade activity; provides certain reports; obtains dealer quotations, prices from a pricing service or matrix prices on all portfolio securities in order to

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mark the portfolio to the market; and prepares an interim balance sheet, statement of income and expense, and statement of changes in net assets for each Fund.

Distributor

BISYS Fund Services Limited Partnership ("BISYS") serves as agent for each of the Funds in the distribution of its Shares pursuant to a Distribution Agreement dated as of June 14, 2005 (the "Distribution Agreement"). Unless otherwise terminated, the Distribution Agreement will continue in effect for successive annual periods if, as to each Fund, such continuance is approved at least annually by (i) by the Group's Board of Trustees or by the vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of that Fund, and (ii) by the vote of a majority of the Trustees of the Group who are not parties to the Distribution Agreement or interested persons (as defined in the 1940 Act) of any party to the Distribution Agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval. The Distribution Agreement may be terminated in the event of any assignment, as defined in the 1940 Act.

In its capacity as Distributor, BISYS enters into selling agreements with intermediaries that solicit orders for the sale of Shares, advertises and pays the costs of advertising, office space and the personnel involved in such activities. BISYS receives annual compensation of $18,750 under the Distribution Agreement. BISYS has entered into a Distribution Services Agreement with the Adviser in connection with BISYS' services as distributor of the Funds pursuant to which the Adviser undertakes to pay BISYS amounts owed to BISYS under the terms of the Distribution Agreement to the extent that the Funds are not otherwise authorized to make such payments.

Custodian

Boston Trust & Investment Management Company, One Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 (the "Custodian"), serves as the Funds' custodian pursuant to the Custody Agreement dated as of March 23, 1999. The Custodian's responsibilities include safeguarding and controlling the Funds' cash and securities, handling the receipt and delivery of securities, and collecting interest and dividends on the Funds' investments. The Custodian is an affiliate of the Funds and it receives fees for the custodial services it provides.

Transfer Agency Services

Boston Trust & Investment Management Company serves as transfer agent and dividend disbursing agent (the "Transfer Agent") for all of the Funds pursuant to the Transfer Agency Agreement dated as of March 23, 1999. Pursuant to such Transfer Agency Agreement, the Transfer Agent, among other things, performs the following services in connection with each Fund's shareholders of record: maintenance of shareholder records for each of the Fund's shareholders of record; processing shareholder purchase and redemption orders; processing transfers and exchanges of shares of the Funds on the shareholder files and records; processing dividend payments and reinvestments; and assistance in the mailing of shareholder reports and proxy solicitation materials. For such services the Transfer Agent receives a fee based on the number of shareholders of record.

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Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The independent registered public accounting firm of Tait Weller & Baker has been selected as the independent accountants for the Funds for their current fiscal year. The independent registered public accounting firm performs an annual audit of the Funds' financial statements and provides other related services. Reports of their activities are provided to the Group's Board of Trustees.

Legal Counsel

Dechert LLP, 1775 I Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006, is counsel to the Group.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION OF SHARES

The Group is a Massachusetts business trust organized on January 8, 1992. The Group's Declaration of Trust is on file with the Secretary of State of Massachusetts. The Declaration of Trust authorizes the Board of Trustees to issue an unlimited number of shares, which are shares of beneficial interest, with a par value of $0.01 per share. The Group consists of several funds organized as separate series of shares. The Group's Declaration of Trust authorizes the Board of Trustees to divide or redivide any unissued shares of the Group into one or more additional series by setting or changing in any one or more respects their respective preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends, qualifications, and terms and conditions of redemption.

Shares have no subscription or preemptive rights and only such conversion or exchange rights as the Board of Trustees may grant in its discretion. When issued for payment as described in the Prospectus and this Statement of Additional Information, the Shares will be fully paid and non-assessable. In the event of a liquidation or dissolution of the Group, shareholders of a fund are entitled to receive the assets available for distribution belonging to that fund, and a proportionate distribution, based upon the relative asset values of the respective Funds, of any general assets not belonging to any particular Fund which are available for distribution.

Rule 18f-2 under the 1940 Act provides that any matter required to be submitted to the holders of the outstanding voting securities of an investment company such as the Group shall not be deemed to have been effectively acted upon unless approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of each Fund affected by the matter. For purposes of determining whether the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Fund will be required in connection with a matter, the Funds will be deemed to be affected by a matter unless it is clear that the interests of each Fund in the matter are identical, or that the matter does not affect any interest of the Funds. Under Rule 18f-2, the approval of an investment advisory agreement or any change in investment policy would be acted effectively upon with respect to the Funds only if approved by a majority of the outstanding shares of the Funds. However, Rule 18f-2 also provides that the approval of principal underwriting contracts and the election of Trustees may be effectively acted upon by shareholders of the Group voting without regard to series.

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Under Massachusetts law, shareholders, under certain circumstances, could be held personally liable for the obligations of the Group. However, the Declaration of Trust disclaims liability of the Shareholders, Trustees or officers of the Group for acts or obligations of the Group, which are binding only on the assets and property of the Group, and requires that notice of the disclaimer be given in each contract or obligation entered into or executed by the Group or the Trustees. The Declaration of Trust provides for indemnification out of Group property for all loss and expense of any shareholder held personally liable for the obligations of the Group. The risk of a shareholder incurring financial loss on account of shareholder liability is limited to circumstances in which the Group itself would be unable to meet its obligations, and thus should be considered remote.

As of July 15, 2005, the following entities known to the Group owned of record or beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding shares of any Fund: (i) Boston Trust & Investment Management Company, 40 Court Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109, which owned of record 96.03% of the issued and outstanding Shares of the Boston Balanced Fund, 100% of the issued and outstanding Shares of the Boston Equity Fund, 62.07% of the issued and outstanding Shares of the Walden Social Balanced Fund, and 28.43% of the issued and outstanding Shares of the Walden Social Equity Fund; (ii) Fidelity Investments, 100 Magellan Way, Covington, Kentucky 41015, which owned of record 35.85% of the issued and outstanding Shares of the Walden Social Balanced Fund and 56.78.1% of the issued and outstanding Shares of the Walden Social Equity Fund; Wachovia Bank, N.A., 1525 West W.T. Harris Blvd., Charlotte, North Carolina 28288, which owned of record 7.26% of the issued and outstanding Shares of the Walden Social Equity Fund and Citizen's Financial Group 401(1) Plan, One Citizen's Drive, Riverside, Rhode Island, which owned of record 6.43% of the issued and outstanding Shares of the Walden Social Equity Fund.

Vote Of A Majority Of The Outstanding Shares

As used in the Prospectus and this Statement of Additional Information, a "vote of a majority of the outstanding Shares" of the Funds means the affirmative vote, at a meeting of Shareholders duly called, of the lesser of (a) 67% or more of the votes of Shareholders of that Fund present at a meeting at which the holders of more than 50% of the votes attributable to Shareholders of record of that Fund are represented in person or by proxy, or (b) the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding votes of Shareholders of that Fund.

Additional Tax Information

Set forth below is a discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax issues concerning the Funds and the purchase, ownership, and disposition of Fund shares. This discussion does not purport to be complete or to deal with all aspects of federal income taxation that may be relevant to Shareholders in light of their particular circumstances. This discussion is based upon present provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), the regulations promulgated thereunder, and judicial and administrative ruling authorities, all of which are subject to change, which change may be retroactive. Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisors with regard to the federal tax consequences of the purchase, ownership, or

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disposition of the Funds' shares, as well as the tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, foreign country, or other taxing jurisdiction.

Each of the Funds is treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes and intends each year to qualify and elect to be treated as a "regulated investment company" under the Code, for so long as such qualification is in the best interest of that Fund's shareholders. To qualify as a regulated investment company, each Fund must, among other things: diversify its investments within certain prescribed limits; derive at least 90% of its gross income from dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, and gains from the sale or other disposition of securities or foreign currencies, or other income derived with respect to its business of investing in such stock, securities, or currencies; and, distribute to its Shareholders at least 90% of its investment company taxable income for the year. In general, the Funds' investment company taxable income will be its taxable income subject to certain adjustments and excluding the excess of any net mid-term or net long-term capital gain for the taxable year over the net short-term capital loss, if any, for such year.

A non-deductible 4% excise tax is imposed on regulated investment companies that do not distribute in each calendar year (regardless of whether they otherwise have a non-calendar taxable year) an amount equal to 98% of their ordinary income for the calendar year plus 98% of their capital gain net income for the one-year period ending on October 31 of such calendar year. The balance of such income must be distributed during the next calendar year. If distributions during a calendar year were less than the required amount, the Funds would be subject to a non-deductible excise tax equal to 4% of the deficiency.

Although the Funds expect to qualify as a "regulated investment company" and thus to be relieved of all or substantially all of their federal income tax liability, depending upon the extent of their activities in states and localities in which their offices are maintained, in which their agents or independent contractors are located, or in which they are otherwise deemed to be conducting business, the Funds may be subject to the tax laws of such states or localities. In addition, if for any taxable year the Funds do not qualify for the special tax treatment afforded regulated investment companies, all of their taxable income will be subject to federal tax at regular corporate rates (without any deduction for distributions to their Shareholders). In such event, dividend distributions would be taxable to Shareholders to the extent of earnings and profits, and would be eligible for the dividends received deduction for corporations.

It is expected that each Fund will distribute annually to Shareholders all or substantially all of the Fund's net ordinary income and net realized capital gains and that such distributed net ordinary income and distributed net realized capital gains will be taxable income to Shareholders for federal income tax purposes, even if paid in additional Shares of the Fund and not in cash.

The excess of net long-term capital gains over short-term capital losses realized and distributed by the Funds and designated as capital gain dividends, whether paid in cash or reinvested in Fund shares, will be taxable to Shareholders. Currently effective tax legislation generally provides for a maximum tax rate for individual taxpayers of 15% on long-term capital gains and on certain qualifying dividend income. The rate reductions do not apply to corporate taxpayers. Each Fund will be able to separately designate distributions of any qualifying long-

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term capital gains or qualifying dividends earned by the Fund that would be eligible for the lower maximum rate. A shareholder would also have to satisfy a 60-day holding period with respect to any distributions of qualifying dividends in order to obtain the benefit of the lower rate. Distributions resulting from a Fund's investments in bonds and other debt instruments will not generally qualify for the lower rates. Note that distributions of earnings from dividends paid by "qualified foreign corporations" can also qualify for the lower tax rates on qualifying dividends. Qualified foreign corporations are corporations incorporated in a U.S. possession, corporations whose stock is readily tradable on an established securities market in the U.S., and corporations eligible for the benefits of a comprehensive income tax treaty with the United States which satisfy certain other requirements. Foreign personal holding companies, foreign investment companies, and passive foreign investment company are not treated as "qualified foreign corporations." Foreign tax credits associated with dividends from "qualified foreign corporations" will be limited to reflect the reduced U.S. tax on those dividends.

Foreign taxes may be imposed on the Funds by foreign countries with respect to its income from foreign securities, if any. It is expected that, because less than 50% in value of each Fund's total assets at the end of its fiscal year will be invested in stocks or securities of foreign corporations, none of the Funds will be entitled under the Code to pass through to its Shareholders their pro rata share of the foreign taxes paid by the Funds. Any such taxes will be taken as a deduction by the Funds.

The Funds may be required by federal law to withhold and remit to the U.S. Treasury 28% of taxable dividends, if any, and capital gain distributions to any Shareholder, and the proceeds of redemption or the values of any exchanges of Shares of the Funds by the Shareholder, if such Shareholder (1) fails to furnish the Group with a correct taxpayer identification number, (2) under-reports dividend or interest income, or (3) fails to certify to the Group that he or she is not subject to such withholding. An individual's taxpayer identification number is his or her Social Security number.

Information as to the Federal income tax status of all distributions will be mailed annually to each Shareholder.

MARKET DISCOUNT. If any of the Funds purchases a debt security at a price lower than the stated redemption price of such debt security, the excess of the stated redemption price over the purchase price is "market discount". If the amount of market discount is more than a de minimis amount, a portion of such market discount must be included as ordinary income (not capital gain) by the Funds in each taxable year in which the Funds own an interest in such debt security and receives a principal payment on it. In particular, the Fund will be required to allocate that principal payment first to the portion of the market discount on the debt security that has accrued but has not previously been includable in income. In general, the amount of market discount that must be included for each period is equal to the lesser of (i) the amount of market discount accruing during such period (plus any accrued market discount for prior periods not previously taken into account) or (ii) the amount of the principal payment with respect to such period. Generally, market discount accrues on a daily basis for each day the debt security is held by the Funds at a constant rate over the time remaining to the debt security's maturity or, at the election of the Funds, at a constant yield to maturity which takes into account the semi-annual

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compounding of interest. Gain realized on the disposition of a market discount obligation must be recognized as ordinary interest income (not capital gain) to the extent of the "accrued market discount."

ORIGINAL ISSUE DISCOUNT. Certain debt securities acquired by the Funds may be treated as debt securities that were originally issued at a discount. Very generally, original issue discount is defined as the difference between the price at which a security was issued and its stated redemption price at maturity. Although no cash income on account of such discount is actually received by the Funds, original issue discount that accrues on a debt security in a given year generally is treated for federal income tax purposes as interest and, therefore, such income would be subject to the distribution requirements applicable to regulated investment companies. Some debt securities may be purchased by the Funds at a discount that exceeds the original issue discount on such debt securities, if any. This additional discount represents market discount for federal income tax purposes (see above).

OPTIONS, FUTURES AND FORWARD CONTRACTS. Any regulated futures contracts and certain options (namely, nonequity options and dealer equity options) in which the Funds may invest may be "section 1256 contracts." Gains (or losses) on these contracts generally are considered to be 60% long-term and 40% short-term capital gains or losses. Also, section 1256 contracts held by the Funds at the end of each taxable year (and on certain other dates prescribed in the Code) are "marked to market" with the result that unrealized gains or losses are treated as though they were realized.

Transactions in options, futures and forward contracts undertaken by the Funds may result in "straddles" for federal income tax purposes. The straddle rules may affect the character of gains (or losses) realized by the Funds, and losses realized by the Funds on positions that are part of a straddle may be deferred under the straddle rules, rather than being taken into account in calculating the taxable income for the taxable year in which the losses are realized. In addition, certain carrying charges (including interest expense) associated with positions in a straddle may be required to be capitalized rather than deducted currently. Certain elections that the Funds may make with respect to its straddle positions may also affect the amount, character and timing of the recognition of gains or losses from the affected positions.

Because only a few regulations implementing the straddle rules have been promulgated, the consequences of such transactions to the Funds are not entirely clear. The straddle rules may increase the amount of short-term capital gain realized by the Funds, which is taxed as ordinary income when distributed to Shareholders. Because application of the straddle rules may affect the character of gains or losses, defer losses and/or accelerate the recognition of gains or losses from the affected straddle positions, the amount which must be distributed to Shareholders as ordinary income or long-term capital gain may be increased or decreased substantially as compared to a fund that did not engage in such transactions.

CONSTRUCTIVE SALES. Under certain circumstance, the Funds may recognize gain from the constructive sale of an appreciated financial position. If the Funds enter into certain transactions in property while holding substantially identical property, the Funds would be treated as if it had sold and immediately repurchased the property and would be taxed on any

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gain (but not loss) from the constructive sale. The character of gain from a constructive sale would depend upon the Funds' holding period in the property. Loss from a constructive sale would be recognized when the property was subsequently disposed of, and its character would depend on the Fund's holding period and the application of various loss deferral provisions of the Code. Constructive sale treatment does not apply to transactions closed in the 90-day period ending with the 30th day after the close of the taxable year, if certain conditions are met.

SECTION 988 GAINS OR LOSSES. Gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in exchange rates which occur between the time the Funds accrue income or other receivables or accrue expenses or other liabilities denominated in a foreign currency and the time the Funds actually collects such receivables or pays such liabilities generally are treated as ordinary income or ordinary loss. Similarly, on disposition of some investments, including debt securities and certain forward contracts denominated in a foreign currency, gains or losses attributable to fluctuations in the value of the foreign currency between the acquisition and disposition of the position also are treated as ordinary gain or loss. These gains and losses, referred to under the Code as "section 988" gains or losses, increase or decrease the amount of the Funds' investment company taxable income available to be distributed to its Shareholders as ordinary income. If section 988 losses exceed other investment company taxable income during a taxable year, the Funds would not be able to make any ordinary dividend distributions, or distributions made before the losses were realized would be recharacterized as a return of capital to Shareholders, rather than as an ordinary dividend, reducing each Shareholder's basis in his or her Fund shares.

PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANIES. The Funds may invest in shares of foreign corporations that may be classified under the Code as passive foreign investment companies ("PFICs"). In general, a foreign corporation is classified as a PFIC if at least one-half of its assets constitute investment-type assets, or 75% or more of its gross income is investment-type income. If the Funds receive a so-called "excess distribution" with respect to PFIC stock, the Funds themselves may be subject to a tax on a portion of the excess distribution, whether or not the corresponding income is distributed by the Funds to Shareholders. In general, under the PFIC rules, an excess distribution is treated as having been realized ratably over the period during which the Funds held the PFIC shares. The Funds will themselves be subject to tax on the portion, if any, of an excess distribution that is so allocated to prior Fund taxable years and an interest factor will be added to the tax, as if the tax had been payable in such prior taxable years. Certain distributions from a PFIC as well as gain from the sale of PFIC shares are treated as excess distributions. Excess distributions are characterized as ordinary income even though, absent application of the PFIC rules, certain excess distributions might have been classified as capital gain.

The Funds may be eligible to elect alternative tax treatment with respect to PFIC shares. Under an election that currently is available in some circumstances, the Funds would be required to include in their gross income their share of the earnings of a PFIC on a current basis, regardless of whether distributions were received from the PFIC in a given year. If this election were made, the special rules, discussed above, relating to the taxation of excess distributions, would not apply. In addition, another election would involve marking to market the Funds' PFIC shares at the end of each taxable year, with the result that unrealized gains would be treated as though they were realized and reported as ordinary income. Any mark-to-market losses and any

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loss from an actual disposition of PFIC shares would be deductible as ordinary losses to the extent of any net mark-to-market gains included in income in prior years.

YIELDS AND TOTAL RETURNS

YIELD Calculations. Yields on each Fund's Shares are computed by dividing the net investment income per share (as described below) earned by the Fund during a 30-day (or one month) period by the maximum offering price per share on the last day of the period and annualizing the result on a semi-annual basis by adding one to the quotient, raising the sum to the power of six, subtracting one from the result and then doubling the difference. The net investment income per share of a Fund earned during the period is based on the average daily number of Shares of that Fund outstanding during the period entitled to receive dividends and includes dividends and interest earned during the period minus expenses accrued for the period, net of reimbursements. This calculation can be expressed as follows:

                                      a - b

                        Yield =  2 [(cd + 1)exp(6) - 1]

Where:          a = dividends and interest earned during the period.
                b = expenses accrued for the period (net of reimbursements).
                c = the average daily number of Shares outstanding during the
                    period that were entitled to receive dividends.
                d = maximum offering price per Share on the last day of the
                    period.

         For the purpose of determining net investment income earned during the

period (variable "a" in the formula), dividend income on equity securities held by a Fund is recognized by accruing 1/360 of the stated dividend rate of the security each day that the security is held by the Fund. Interest earned on any debt obligations held by the Fund is calculated by computing the yield to maturity of each obligation held by the Fund based on the market value of the obligation (including actual accrued interest) at the close of business on the last Business Day of each month, or, with respect to obligations purchased during the month, the purchase price (plus actual accrued interest) and dividing the result by 360 and multiplying the quotient by the market value of the obligation (including actual accrued interest) in order to determine the interest income on the obligation for each day of the subsequent month that the obligation is held by the Fund. For purposes of this calculation, it is assumed that each month contains 30 days. The maturity of an obligation with a call provision is the next call date on which the obligation reasonably may be expected to be called or, if none, the maturity date. With respect to debt obligations purchased at a discount or premium, the formula generally calls for amortization of the discount or premium. The amortization schedule will be adjusted monthly to reflect changes in the market values of such debt obligations.

Undeclared earned income will be subtracted from the net asset value per share (variable "d" in the formula). Undeclared earned income is the net investment income which, at the end of the base period, has not been declared as a dividend, but is reasonably expected to be and is declared as a dividend shortly thereafter.

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During any given 30-day period, the Adviser, Administrator or Distributor may voluntarily waive all or a portion of their fees with respect to a Fund. Such waiver would cause the yield of a Fund to be higher than it would otherwise be in the absence of such a waiver.

Total Return Calculations. Average annual total return is a measure of the change in value of an investment in a Fund over the period covered, which assumes any dividends or capital gains distributions are reinvested in Shares of that Fund immediately rather than paid to the investor in cash. A Fund computes the average annual total return by determining the average annual compounded rates of return during specified periods that equate the initial amount invested to the ending redeemable value of such investment. This is done by dividing the ending redeemable value of a hypothetical $1,000 initial payment by $1,000 and raising the quotient to a power equal to one divided by the number of years (or fractional portion thereof) covered by the computation and subtracting one from the result. This calculation can be expressed as follows:

Average Annual = [(ERV/P)exp(1/n)-1] Total Return

Where:          ERV = ending redeemable value at the end of the period covered
                      by the computation of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made
                      at the beginning of the period.
                  P = hypothetical initial payment of $1,000.
                  n = period covered by the computation, expressed in terms
                      of years.

         The Funds compute their aggregate total return by determining the

aggregate compounded rate of return during specified periods that likewise equate the initial amount invested to the ending redeemable value of such investment. The formula for calculating aggregate total return is as follows:

Aggregate Total Return = [(ERV/P)-1]

ERV = ending redeemable value at the end of the period covered by the computation of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at the beginning of the period.

P = hypothetical initial payment of $1,000.

The calculations of average annual total return and aggregate total return assume the reinvestment of all dividends and capital gain distributions on the reinvestment dates during the period. The ending redeemable value (variable "ERV" in each formula) is determined by assuming complete redemption of the hypothetical investment and the deduction of all nonrecurring charges at the end of the period covered by the computations.

The Funds compute their average annual total return after taxes on distributions by determining the average annual compounded rates of return during specified periods that equate the initial amount invested to the ending redeemable value of such investment after taxes on fund distributions but not after taxes on redemptions. This is done by dividing the ending redeemable value after taxes on fund distributions of a hypothetical $1,000 initial payment by $1,000 and raising the quotient to a power equal to one divided by the number of years (or fractional portion

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thereof) covered by the computation and subtracting one from the result. This calculation can be expressed as follows:

Average Annual Total Return After Taxes      =    [(ATV(D)/P)exp(1/n)-1]
(after taxes on distributions)

Where:           P    = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000.
                 n    = number of years.
                 ATVD = ending value of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made
                        at the beginning of the 1-, 5-, or 10-year periods at
                        the end of such periods after taxes on fund
                        distributions but not after taxes on redemption.

The Funds compute their average annual total return after taxes on distributions and redemptions by determining the average annual compounded rates of return during specified periods that equate the initial amount invested to the ending redeemable value of such investment after taxes on fund distributions and redemptions. This is done by dividing the ending redeemable value after taxes on fund distributions and redemptions of a hypothetical $1,000 initial payment by $1,000 and raising the quotient to a power equal to one divided by the number of years (or fractional portion thereof) covered by the computation and subtracting one from the result. This calculation can be expressed as follows:

Average Annual Total Return After Taxes
(after taxes on distributions and redemptions) = [(ATV(DR)/P)exp 1/n -1]

Where:           P     = a hypothetical initial payment of $1,000.
                 n     = number of years.
                 ATVDR = ending value of a hypothetical $1,000 payment made at
                         the beginning of the 1-, 5-, or 10-year periods at the
                         end of such periods, after taxes on fund distributions
                         and redemption.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor's tax situation and may differ from those shown, and after-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their Fund shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans or individual retirement accounts.

Performance Comparisons

Investors may analyze the performance of the Funds by comparing them to the performance of other mutual funds or mutual fund portfolios with comparable investment objectives and policies through various mutual fund or market indices such as those prepared by Dow Jones & Co., Inc. and Standard & Poor's Corporation and to data prepared by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc., a widely recognized independent service which monitors the performance of mutual funds. Comparisons may also be made to indices or data published in Money Magazine, Forbes, Barron's, The Wall Street Journal, Morningstar, Inc., Ibbotson Associates, CDA/Wiesenberger, The New York Times, Business Week, USA Today and local

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periodicals. In addition to performance information, general information about these Funds that appears in a publication such as those mentioned above may be included in advertisements, sales literature and reports to shareholders. The Funds may also include in advertisements and reports to shareholders information discussing the performance of the Adviser in comparison to other investment advisers.

From time to time, the Group may include the following types of information in advertisements, supplemental sales literature and reports to Shareholders: (1) discussions of general economic or financial principles (such as the effects of inflation, the power of compounding and the benefits of dollar cost averaging); (2) discussions of general economic trends; (3) presentations of statistical data to supplement such discussions; (4) descriptions of past or anticipated portfolio holdings for one or more of the Funds within the Group;
(5) descriptions of investment strategies for one or more of such Funds; (6) descriptions or comparisons of various investment products, which may or may not include the Funds; (7) comparisons of investment products (including the Funds) with relevant market or industry indices or other appropriate benchmarks; (8) discussions of fund rankings or ratings by recognized rating organizations; and
(9) testimonials describing the experience of persons that have invested in one or more of the Funds. The Group may also include calculations, such as hypothetical compounding examples, which describe hypothetical investment results in such communications. Such performance examples must state clearly that they are based on an express set of assumptions and are not indicative of the performance of any Fund.

Current yields or total return will fluctuate from time to time and may not be representative of future results. Accordingly, a Fund's yield or total return may not provide for comparison with bank deposits or other investments that pay a fixed return for a stated period of time. Yield and total return are functions of a Fund's quality, composition and maturity, as well as expenses allocated to such Fund.

Proxy Voting

The Board of Trustees of the Group has adopted proxy voting policies and procedures (the "Group Policy"), pursuant to which the Trustees have delegated proxy voting responsibility to the Adviser and adopted the Adviser's proxy voting policies and procedures (the "Policy") which are described below. The Trustees will review each Fund's proxy voting records from time to time and will annually consider approving the Policy for the upcoming year. In the event that a conflict of interest arises between a Fund's Shareholders and the Adviser or any of its affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund, the Adviser will generally refrain from voting the proxies related to the companies giving rise to such conflict until it consults with the Board of Trustees. A Committee of the Board with responsibility for proxy oversight will instruct the Adviser on the appropriate course of action.

The Policy is designed to promote accountability of a company's management to its shareholders and to align the interests of management with those of shareholders. The Adviser generally reviews each matter on a case-by-case basis in order to make a determination of how to vote in a manner that best serves the interests of Fund shareholders. The Adviser may abstain from voting from time to time where it determines that the costs associated with voting a proxy outweigh the benefits derived from exercising the right to vote. In addition, the Adviser will

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monitor situations that may result in a conflict of interest between a Fund's shareholders and the Adviser or any of its affiliates or any affiliate of the Fund by maintaining a list of significant existing and prospective corporate clients. Information on how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the 12 month periods ended June 30, 2004 and June 30, 2005 is available (1) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-800-282-8782, ext. 7050, and (2) on the Funds' Form N-PX on the Securities and Exchange Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov.

Disclosure of Fund Portfolio Holdings

The Board of Trustees has adopted policies and procedures for the public and nonpublic disclosure of the Funds' portfolio securities. A complete list of the Funds' portfolio holdings is made publicly available on a quarterly basis through filings made with the SEC on Forms N-CSR and N-Q. As a general matter, in order to protect the confidentiality of the Funds' portfolio holdings, no information concerning the portfolio holdings of the Funds may be disclosed to any unaffiliated third party except: (1) to service providers that require such information in the course of performing their duties (such as the Funds' custodian, fund accountants, investment adviser, administrator, independent public accountants, attorneys, officers and trustees and each of their respective affiliates and advisors) and are subject to a duty of confidentiality; (2) in marketing materials, provided that the information regarding the portfolio holdings contained therein is at least fifteen days old; or (3) pursuant to certain enumerated exceptions that serve a legitimate business purpose. These exceptions include: (1) disclosure of portfolio holdings only after such information has been publicly disclosed, and (2) to third-party vendors, such as Morningstar Investment Services, Inc. and Lipper Analytical Services that (a) agree to not distribute the portfolio holdings or results of the analysis to third parties, other departments or persons who are likely to use the information for purposes of purchasing or selling the Funds before the portfolio holdings or results of the analysis become publicly available; and (b) sign a written confidentiality agreement, or where the Board of Trustees has determined that the polices of the recipient are adequate to protect the information that is disclosed. The confidentiality agreement must provide, among other things, that the recipient of the portfolio holdings information agrees to limit access to the portfolio information to its employees (and agents) who, on a need to know basis, are (1) authorized to have access to the portfolio holdings information and (2) subject to confidentiality obligations, including duties not to trade on non-public information, no less restrictive than the confidentiality obligations contained in the confidentiality agreement. Such disclosures must be authorized by the President or Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser and shall be reported periodically to the Board.

Neither the Funds nor the Adviser may enter into any arrangement providing for the disclosure of non-public portfolio holding information for the receipt of compensation or benefit of any kind. Any exceptions to the policies and procedures may only be made by the consent of a majority of the Board of Trustees upon a determination that such disclosure serves a legitimate business purpose and is in the best interests of the Funds. Any amendments to these policies and procedures must be approved and adopted by the Board of Trustees. The Board may, on a case-

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by-case basis, impose additional restrictions on the dissemination of portfolio holdings information beyond those found in the policies and procedures, as necessary.

MISCELLANEOUS

Individual Trustees are generally elected by the Shareholders and, subject to removal by the vote of two-thirds of the Board of Trustees, serve for a term lasting until the next meeting of shareholders at which Trustees are elected. Such meetings are not required to be held at any specific intervals.

The Group is registered with the Commission as an investment management company. Such registration does not involve supervision by the Commission of the management or policies of the Group.

The Prospectuses and this Statement of Additional Information are not an offering of the securities herein described in any state in which such offering may not lawfully be made. No salesperson, dealer, or other person is authorized to give any information or make any representation other than those contained in the Prospectuses and this Statement of Additional Information.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The financial statements of each Fund appearing in each Fund's Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 have been audited by Tait Weller & Baker, and are incorporated by reference herein.

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PART C

OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 22. EXHIBITS

(a)(1) Declaration of Trust(1)

(a)(2) Establishment and Designation of Four Series of Shares (Boston Balanced Fund, Boston Equity Fund, Walden Social Balanced Fund, and Walden Social Equity Fund)(3)

(b)(1) By-Laws(2)

(c) Certificates for Shares are not issued. Articles IV, V, VI and VII of the Declaration of Trust, previously filed as Exhibit (a) hereto, define rights of holders of Shares(1)

(d) Investment Advisory Agreement between Registrant and Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc. - filed herewith

(e)(1) Distribution Agreement between Registrant and BISYS Fund Services - filed herewith

(e)(2) Distribution Services Agreement - filed herewith

(f) Not Applicable

(g) Custody Agreement between Registrant and United States Trust Company of Boston(3)

(h)(1) Administration Agreement between the Registrant and BISYS Fund Services(3)

(h)(2) Fund Accounting Agreement between the Registrant and BISYS Fund Services(3)

(h)(3) Transfer Agency Agreement between the Registrant and United States Trust Company of Boston(3)

(h)(4) Expense Limitation Agreement between the Registrant and United States Trust Company of Boston(3)

(i) Not Applicable

(j) Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - filed herewith

(k) Not Applicable

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(l) Not Applicable

(m) Not Applicable

(n) Not Applicable

(o) Not Applicable

(p)(1) Code of Ethics of Registrant(6)

(p)(2) Code of Ethics of BISYS Fund Services(6)

(p)(3) Code of Ethics of Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc.(5)


1. Filed with initial Registration Statement on January 8, 1992 and incorporated by reference herein.
2. Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 on September 4, 1992 and incorporated by reference herein.
3. Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 51 on June 18, 1999 and incorporated by reference herein.

4. Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 71 on June 30, 2000.

5. Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 93 on August 1, 2002.

6. Filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 103 filed July 28, 2004.

ITEM 23. PERSONS CONTROLLED BY OR UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH REGISTRANT
Not applicable.

ITEM 24. INDEMNIFICATION
Article IV of the Registrant's Declaration of Trust states as follows:

SECTION 4.3. MANDATORY INDEMNIFICATION.

(a) Subject to the exceptions and limitations contained in paragraph
(b) below:

(i) every person who is, or has been, a Trustee or officer of the Trust shall be indemnified by the Trust to the fullest extent permitted by law against all liability and against all expenses reasonably incurred or paid by him in connection with any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which he becomes involved as a party or otherwise by virtue of his being or having been a Trustee or officer and against amounts paid or incurred by him in the settlement thereof; and (ii) the words "claim," "action," "suit," or "proceeding" shall apply to all claims, actions, suits or proceedings (civil, criminal, administrative or other, including appeals), actual or threatened; and the words "liability" and "expenses" shall include, without limitation, attorneys fees, costs, judgments, amounts paid in settlement, fines, penalties and other liabilities.

(b) No indemnification shall be provided hereunder to a Trustee or officer:

(i) against any liability to the Trust, a Series thereof, or the Shareholders by reason of a final adjudication by a court or other body before which a proceeding was brought

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that he engaged in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office;

(ii) with respect to any matter as to which he shall have been finally adjudicated not to have acted in good faith in the reasonable belief that his action was in the best interest of the Trust; or

(iii) in the event of a settlement or other disposition not involving a final adjudication as provided in paragraph (b)(i) or (b)(ii) resulting in a payment by a Trustee or officer, unless there has been a determination that such Trustee or officer did not engage in willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of his office:

(A) by the court or other body approving the settlement or other disposition; or (B) based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry) by (1) vote of a majority of the Disinterested Trustees acting on the matter (provided that a majority of the Disinterested Trustees then in office acts on the matter) or (2) written opinion of independent legal counsel.

(c) The rights of indemnification herein provided may be insured against by policies maintained by the Trust, shall be severable, shall not affect any other rights to which any Trustee or officer may now or hereafter be entitled, shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be such Trustee or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, administrators and assigns of such person. Nothing contained herein shall affect any rights to indemnification to which personnel of the Trust other than Trustees and officers may be entitled by contract or otherwise under law.

(d) Expenses of preparation and presentation of a defense to any claim, action, suit or proceeding of the character described in paragraph (a) of this Section 4.3 may be advanced by the Trust prior to final disposition thereof upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the recipient to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification under this Section 4.3, provided that either:

(i) such undertaking is secured by a surety bond or some other appropriate security provided by the recipient, or the Trust shall be insured against losses arising out of any such advances; or

(ii) a majority of the Disinterested Trustees acting on the matter

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(provided that a majority of the Disinterested Trustees acts on the matter) or an independent legal counsel in a written opinion shall determine, based upon a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial-type inquiry), that there is reason to believe that the recipient ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.

As used in this Section 4.3, a "Disinterested Trustee" is one who is not (i) an Interested Person of the Trust (including anyone who has been exempted from being an Interested Person by any rule, regulation or order of the Commission), or (ii) involved in the claim, action, suit or proceeding.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to trustees, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant by the Registrant pursuant to the Declaration of Trust or otherwise, the Registrant is aware that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act, and therefore, is unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by trustees, officers or controlling persons of the Registrant in connection with the successful defense of any act, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such trustees, officers or controlling persons in connection with the shares being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issues.

ITEM 25. BUSINESS AND OTHER CONNECTIONS OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISER

(a) Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts, is the investment adviser for the Funds. The business and other connections of Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc. are set forth in the Uniform Application for Investment Adviser Registration ("Form ADV") of Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc. as currently filed with the SEC which is incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 26. PRINCIPAL UNDERWRITER

(a) BISYS Fund Services, Limited Partnership ("BISYS" or the "Distributor") acts as principal underwriter for the following investment companies; American Independence Funds Trust American Performance Funds AmSouth Funds BB&T Funds The Coventry Group Excelsior Funds, Inc. First Focus Funds, Inc. The Hirtle Callaghan Trust HSBC Advisor Funds Trust HSBC Investor Funds
HSBC Investor Portfolios Legacy Funds Group
MMA Praxis Mutual Funds Old Westbury Funds, Inc. Pacific Capital Funds
STI Classic Funds
STI Classic Variable Trust USAllianz Variable Insurance Products Trust Variable Insurance Funds Vintage Mutual Funds, Inc.

BISYS is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a broker-dealer and is a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers. BISYS' main address is 100 Summer Street, 15th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts, 02110. Office of Supervisory Jurisdiction (OSJ) Branch is located at 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219. BISYS is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of The BISYS Group, Inc.

(b) Information about Directors and Officers of BISYS is as follows:

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Name and Principal Business             Position with Underwriter              Position with Registrant
 Address
BISYS Fund Services Ohio, Inc.          Sole Limited Partner                   None
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, Ohio  43219

BISYS Fund Services, Inc.*              Sole General Partner                   None
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, Ohio 43219

* Richard F. Froio - Executive Representative and Supervising Principal William J. Tomko - Supervising Principal, Columbus OSJ
(c) Not applicable

ITEM 27. LOCATION OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS

(a) The accounts, books, and other documents required to be maintained by Registrant pursuant to Section 31(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 and rules promulgated thereunder are in the possession of Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc., One Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02108 (records relating to its function as investment adviser); BISYS Fund Services, 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219 (records relating to its functions as administrator and distributor) and United States Trust Company of Boston, One Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 (records relating to its function as custodian and transfer agent).

ITEM 28. MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Not Applicable.

ITEM 29. UNDERTAKINGS

None

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant certifies that it meets all of the requirements for effectiveness of this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 111 to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Washington in the District of Columbia on the 1st day of August, 2005.

THE COVENTRY GROUP

                                    By:     /s/ R. Jeffrey Young
                                            ---------------------
                                            R. Jeffrey Young

By:      /s/ Patrick W.D. Turley
         --------------------------
         Patrick W.D. Turley, as attorney-in-fact

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated:

Signature                               Title                                       Date
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/s/Walter B. Grimm                      Trustee                                     August 1, 2005
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Walter B. Grimm**

/s/ Diane E. Armstrong                  Trustee                                     August 1, 2005
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Diane E. Armstrong****

/s/ Maurice G. Stark                    Trustee                                     August 1, 2005
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Maurice G. Stark*

/s/ Michael M. Van Buskirk              Trustee                                     August 1, 2005
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Michael M. Van Buskirk*

/s/ R. Jeffrey Young                    President and Trustee                       August 1, 2005
------------------------                (Principal Executive Officer)
R. Jeffrey Young***

/s/ Chris Sabato                        Treasurer (Principal                        August 1, 2005
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Chris Sabato                            Financial and Accounting Officer)

By:      /s/ Patrick W.D. Turley
         ----------------------------------------
         Patrick W.D. Turley, as attorney-in-fact

* Pursuant to power of attorney filed with Pre-Effective Amendment No. 3 on April 6, 1992.

** Pursuant to power of attorney filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 26 on May 1, 1996.

*** Pursuant to power of attorney filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 63 on November 30, 1999.

**** Pursuant to power of attorney filed with Post-Effective Amendment No. 107 on June 2, 2005.

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EX.99.D

INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

This Investment Advisory Agreement is made as of September 30, 2004, between The Coventry Group, a Massachusetts business trust (the "Trust"), and Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts (the "Investment Adviser").

WHEREAS, the Trust is registered as an open-end management investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended ("1940 Act"); and

WHEREAS, the Investment Adviser is registered as an investment adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is eligible to provide investment advisory services to investment companies such as the Trust; and

WHEREAS, the Trust desires to retain the Investment Adviser to provide, or to arrange for the provision of, investment advisory services to certain investment portfolios of the Trust and may retain the Investment Adviser to serve in such capacity to certain additional investment portfolios of the Trust, all as now or hereafter may be identified in Schedule A hereto (such current investment portfolios and any such additional investment portfolios together called the "Funds") and the Investment Adviser represents that it is willing and possesses legal authority to so furnish such services without violation of applicable laws and regulations;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein contained, it is agreed between the parties hereto as follows:

SECTION 1. APPOINTMENT. The Trust hereby appoints the Investment Adviser to act as investment adviser to the Funds for the period and on the terms set forth in this Agreement. The Investment Adviser accepts such appointment and agrees to furnish the services herein set forth for the compensation herein provided. Additional investment portfolios may from time to time be added to those covered by this Agreement by the parties executing a new Schedule A which shall become effective upon its execution and shall supersede any Schedule A having an earlier date.

SECTION 2. DELIVERY OF DOCUMENTS. The Trust has furnished the Investment Adviser with copies properly certified or authenticated of each of the following:

(a) the Trust's Declaration of Trust, and any and all amendments thereto or restatements thereof (such Declaration, as presently in effect and as it shall from time to time be amended or restated, is herein called the "Declaration of Trust");

(b) the Trust's By-Laws and any amendments thereto;

(c) resolutions of the Trust's Board of Trustees authorizing the appointment of the Investment Adviser and approving this Agreement;

(d) the Trust's Notification of Registration on Form N-8A under the 1940 Act as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and all amendments thereto;


(e) the Trust's Registration Statement on Form N-lA under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("1933 Act"), and under the 1940 Act as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the most recent amendment thereto; and

(f) the most recent Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of each of the Funds (such Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information, as presently in effect, and all amendments and supplements thereto, are herein collectively called the "Prospectus").

The Trust will furnish the Investment Adviser from time to time with copies of all amendments of or supplements to the foregoing.

SECTION 3. MANAGEMENT. Subject to the supervision of the Trust's Board of Trustees, the Investment Adviser will provide, or arrange for the provision of, a continuous investment program for each of the Funds, including investment research and management with respect to all securities and investments and cash equivalents in the Funds. The Investment Adviser will determine, or arrange for others to determine, from time to time what securities and other investments will be purchased, retained or sold by the Trust with respect to the Funds and will implement, or arrange for others to implement, such determinations through the placement, in the name of the Funds, of orders for the execution of portfolio transactions with or through such brokers or dealers as it may select. The Investment Adviser will provide, or arrange for the provision of, the services under this Agreement in accordance with each of the Fund's investment objectives, policies, and restrictions as stated in the Prospectus and resolutions of the Trust's Board of Trustees.

Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Declaration of Trust and the 1940 Act, the Investment Adviser may select and enter into contracts with one or more qualified investment advisers ("Sub-Advisers") to provide to the Trust some or all of the services required by this Agreement. With respect to any such appointment by the Investment Adviser of any of the Sub-Advisers, the Investment Adviser will, as appropriate:

(a) advise the Sub-Advisers with respect to economic conditions and trends;

(b) assist Sub-Advisers with the placement of orders for the purchase and sale of securities;

(c) assist and consult with the Sub-Advisers in connection with the Funds' continuous investment programs; and

(d) periodically review, evaluate and report to the Trust's Board of Trustees with respect to the performance of the Sub-Advisers.

In fulfilling its responsibilities hereunder, the Investment Adviser further agrees that it will, or, with respect to services provided to the Trust by any of the Sub-Advisers appointed by the Investment Adviser, that it will require that each of the Sub-Advisers:

(a) use the same skill and care in providing such services as it uses in providing services to fiduciary accounts for which it has investment responsibilities;

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(b) conform with all applicable Rules and Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and in addition will conduct its activities under this Agreement (or any applicable sub-investment advisory agreement) in accordance with any applicable regulations of any governmental authority, state or federal, pertaining to the investment advisory activities of the Investment Adviser;

(c) not make loans to any person to purchase or carry shares of beneficial interest in the Trust or make loans to the Trust;

(d) place orders pursuant to its investment determinations for the Funds either directly with the issuer or with any broker or dealer. In placing orders with brokers and dealers, the Investment Adviser will attempt to obtain, or require that each of the Sub-Advisers obtain, prompt execution of orders in an effective manner at the most favorable price. In assessing the best execution available for any transaction, the Investment Adviser or any of the Sub-Advisers shall consider all factors it deems relevant, including the breadth of the market in the security, the price of the security, the financial condition and execution capability of the broker-dealer and the reasonableness of the commission, if any (for the specific transaction and on a continuing basis). Consistent with this obligation, the Investment Adviser and any of the Sub-Advisers may, in its discretion and to the extent permitted by law, purchase and sell portfolio securities to and from brokers and dealers who provide brokerage and research services (within the meaning of Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to or for the benefit of the Funds and/or other accounts over which the Investment Adviser or any of the Sub-Advisers exercises investment discretion. Subject to the review of the Trust's Board of Trustees from time to time with respect to the extent and continuation of the policy, the Investment Adviser and any of the Sub-Advisers are authorized to pay a broker or dealer who provides such brokerage and research services a commission for effecting a securities transaction for any of the Funds which is in excess of the amount of commission another broker or dealer would have charged for effecting that transaction if, but only if, the Investment Adviser or Sub-Advisers determine in good faith that such commission was reasonable in relation to the value of the brokerage and research services provided by such broker or dealer, viewed in terms of either that particular transaction or the overall responsibilities of the Investment Adviser or Sub-Advisers with respect to the accounts as to which it exercises investment discretion. Except as otherwise permitted by applicable laws, rules and regulations, in no instance will portfolio securities be purchased from or sold to BISYS Fund Services Limited Partnership, the Investment Adviser, any Sub-Adviser, or any affiliated person of the Trust, BISYS Fund Services Limited Partnership, the Investment Adviser or any Sub-Adviser;

(e) will maintain, or select others to maintain on its behalf, all books and records with respect to the securities transactions of the Funds and will furnish the Trust's Board of Trustees such periodic and special reports as the Board may request;

(f) will treat confidentially and as proprietary information of the Trust all records and other information relative to the Trust and the Funds and prior, present, or potential shareholders, and will not use such records and information for any purpose other than performance of its responsibilities and duties hereunder, except after prior notification to and approval in writing by the Trust, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld and may

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not be withheld where the Investment Adviser or any Sub-Adviser may be exposed to civil or criminal proceedings for failure to comply, when requested to divulge such information by duly constituted authorities, or when so requested by the Trust; and

(g) will maintain its policy and practice of conducting its fiduciary functions independently. In making investment recommendations for the Funds, the Investment Adviser's or Sub-Adviser's personnel will not inquire or take into consideration whether the issuers of securities proposed for purchase or sale for the Trust's account are customers of the Investment Adviser or any Sub-Adviser or of their respective parents, subsidiaries or affiliates. In dealing with such customers, the Investment Adviser or any Sub-Adviser and their respective parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates will not inquire or take into consideration whether securities of those customers are held by the Trust.

SECTION 4. SERVICES NOT EXCLUSIVE. The investment management services furnished by the Investment Adviser and any Sub-Adviser hereunder are not to be deemed exclusive, and the Investment Adviser and any Sub-Adviser shall be free to furnish similar services to others so long as its services under this Agreement or any sub-advisory agreement are not impaired thereby.

SECTION 5. BOOKS AND RECORDS. In compliance with the requirements of Rule 31a-3 under the 1940 Act, the Investment Adviser hereby agrees that all records which it maintains for the Funds are the property of the Trust and further agrees to surrender promptly, and to require each of the Sub-Advisers to surrender promptly, to the Trust any of such records upon the Trust's request. The Investment Adviser further agrees to preserve, and to require each of the Sub-Advisers to preserve, for the periods prescribed by Rule 31a-2 under the 1940 Act, the records required to be maintained by Rule 31a-l under the 1940 Act.

SECTION 6. EXPENSES. During the term of this Agreement, the Investment Adviser will pay all expenses, including as applicable, the compensation of any Sub-Advisers appointed by it, incurred by it in connection with its activities under this Agreement other than the cost of securities (including brokerage commissions, if any) purchased for the Funds.

SECTION 7. COMPENSATION. For the services provided and the expenses assumed pursuant to this Agreement, each of the Funds will pay the Investment Adviser and the Investment Adviser will accept as full compensation therefor a fee as set forth on Schedule A hereto. The obligations of the Funds to pay the above-described fee to the Investment Adviser will begin as of the respective dates of the initial public sale of shares in the Funds; provided, however, that the Investment Adviser may from time to time waive some or all of such fees until such time as it notifies the Trust that it has terminated such waiver.

SECTION 8. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. The Investment Adviser shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Funds in connection with the performance of this Agreement, except a loss resulting from a breach of fiduciary duty with respect to the receipt of compensation for services or a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the part of the Investment Adviser in the performance of its duties or from reckless disregard by it of its obligations and duties under this Agreement.

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SECTION 9. DURATION AND TERMINATION. This Agreement will become effective as of the date first written above (or, if a particular Fund is not in existence on that date, on the date a registration statement relating to that Fund becomes effective with the Securities and Exchange Commission and Schedule A hereto is amended to add such Fund), provided that it shall have been approved by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of such Fund, in accordance with the requirements under the 1940 Act, and, unless sooner terminated as provided herein, shall continue in effect until February 28, 2005.

Thereafter, if not terminated, this Agreement shall continue in effect as to a particular Fund for successive periods of twelve months each ending on February 28th, of each year, provided such continuance is specifically approved at least annually (a) by the vote of a majority of those members of the Trust's Board of Trustees who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any party to this Agreement, cast in person at a meeting called for the purpose of voting on such approval, and (b) by the vote of a majority of the Trust's Board of Trustees or by the vote of a majority of all votes attributable to the outstanding Shares of such Fund. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may be terminated as to a particular Fund at any time on sixty days' written notice, without the payment of any penalty, by the Trust (by vote of the Trust's Board of Trustees or by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of such Fund) or by the Investment Adviser. This Agreement will immediately terminate in the event of its assignment. (As used in this Agreement, the terms "majority of the outstanding voting securities," "interested persons" and "assignment" shall have the same meanings as ascribed to such terms in the 1940 Act.)

SECTION 10. INVESTMENT ADVISER'S REPRESENTATIONS. The Investment Adviser hereby represents that it is willing and possesses all requisite legal authority to provide the services contemplated by this Agreement without violation of applicable laws and regulations.

SECTION 11. AMENDMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT. No provision of this Agreement may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.

SECTION 12. NAME. The Trust hereby-acknowledges that the names "Boston Trust & Investment Management Company", "Boston Trust", "BTIM", "Walden Asset Management" and "Walden", or any combination or iteration of these names are property rights of the Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser agrees that the Trust and the Funds may, so long as this Agreement remains in effect, use "Boston Trust" as part of its name. The Investment Adviser may permit other persons, firms or corporations, including other investment companies, to use such name and may, upon termination of this Agreement, require the Trust and the Funds to refrain from using the names "Boston Trust & Investment Management Company", "Boston Trust", "BTIM", "Walden Asset Management" and "Walden" in any form or combination in its name or in its business or in the name of any of its Funds, and the Trust shall, as soon as practicable following its receipt of any such request from the Investment Adviser, so refrain from using such name.

SECTION 13. MISCELLANEOUS. The captions in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and in no way define or delimit any of the provisions hereof or otherwise affect their construction or effect. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held or made invalid by a court decision, statute, rule or otherwise, the remainder of this Agreement shall

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not be affected thereby. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and shall be governed by the law of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The Coventry Group is a business trust organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and under a Declaration of Trust, to which reference is hereby made and a copy of which is on file at the office of the Secretary of State of Massachusetts, and to any and all amendments thereto so filed or hereafter filed. The obligations of "The Coventry Group" entered into in the name or on behalf thereof by any of the Trustees, officers, employees or agents are made not individually, but in such capacities, and are not binding upon any of the Trustees, officers, employees, agents or shareholders of the Trust personally, but bind only the assets of the Trust, and all persons dealing with any of the Funds of the Trust must look solely to the assets of the Trust belonging to such Fund for the enforcement of any claims against the Trust.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first above written.

THE COVENTRY GROUP                             BOSTON TRUST INVESTMENT
                                               MANAGEMENT, INC.

By:                                            By:
   -------------------------------                 -----------------------------

Name:                                          Name:
     -----------------------------                   ---------------------------

Title:                                         Title:
      ----------------------------                    --------------------------

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September 30, 2004

SCHEDULE A
TO THE
INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE COVENTRY GROUP AND
BOSTON TRUST INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

NAME OF FUND                                 COMPENSATION(1)
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Boston Balanced Fund                         .75 % of average daily net assets

Boston Equity Fund                           .75 % of average daily net assets

Walden Social Equity Fund                    .75 % of average daily net assets

Walden Social Balanced Fund                  .75 % of average daily net assets



THE COVENTRY GROUP                           BOSTON TRUST INVESTMENT
                                             MANAGEMENT, INC.

By:                                          By:
   -------------------------------               -----------------------------

Name:                                        Name:
     -----------------------------                 ---------------------------

Title:                                       Title:
      ----------------------------                  --------------------------


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(1.) All Fees are computed daily and paid monthly.


EX.99.E.1

DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT made this 14th day of June, 2005, between The Coventry Group (the "Trust"), having an office at 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219 and BISYS Fund Services Limited Partnership ("Distributor"), having an office at 100 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110.

WHEREAS, the Trust is an open-end management investment company, organized as a Massachusetts business trust and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"); and

WHEREAS, it is intended that Distributor act as the distributor of the shares of beneficial interest ("Shares") of each series of the Trust, as listed on Schedule A, and such series as are hereafter created (all of the foregoing series individually referred to herein as a "Fund" and collectively as the "Funds");

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises and covenants herein set forth, the parties agree as follows:

1. Services as Distributor.

1.1 Distributor will act as agent of Trust on behalf of each Fund for the distribution of the Shares covered by the registration statement of Trust then in effect under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and the 1940 Act. As used in this Agreement, the term "registration statement" shall mean the registration statement of the Trust and any amendments thereto, then in effect, including Parts A (the Prospectus), B (the Statement of Additional Information) and C of each registration statement, as filed on Form N-1A, or any successor thereto, with the Commission, together with any amendments thereto. The term "Prospectus" shall mean the then-current form of Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information used by the Funds, in accordance with the rules of the Commission, for delivery to shareholders and prospective shareholders after the effective dates of the above-referenced registration statements, together with any amendments and supplements thereto.

1.2 Consistent with the understanding between the Funds and the Distributor, Distributor may solicit orders for the sale of the Shares and may undertake such advertising and promotion as it believes reasonable in connection with such solicitation. The Trust understands that Distributor is now and may in the future be the distributor of the shares of many other investment companies or series, including investment companies having investment objectives similar to those of the Trust. The Trust further understands that shareholders and potential shareholders in the Trust may invest in shares of such other investment companies. The Trust agrees that Distributor's duties to other investment companies shall not be deemed in conflict with its duties to the Trust under this Section 1.2.


1.3 Consistent with the understanding between the Funds and the Distributor, and subject to the last sentence of this Section 1.3, Distributor may engage in such activities as it deems appropriate in connection with the promotion and sale of the Shares, which may include advertising, compensation of underwriters, dealers and sales personnel, the printing and mailing of Prospectuses to prospective shareholders other than current shareholders, and the printing and mailing of sales literature. Distributor may enter into dealer agreements and other selling agreements with broker-dealers and other intermediaries; provided, however, that Distributor shall have no obligation to make any payments to any third parties, whether as finder's fees, compensation or otherwise, unless (i) Distributor has received a corresponding payment from the applicable Fund's Distribution Plan (as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement), the Fund's investment adviser (the "Adviser") or from another source as may be permitted by applicable law, and (ii) such corresponding payment has been approved by the Trust's Board of Trustees.

1.4 In its capacity as distributor of the Shares, all activities of the Distributor and its partners, agents, and employees shall comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the 1940 Act, all applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission thereunder, and all applicable rules and regulations adopted by any securities association registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

1.5 Whenever in their judgment such action is warranted by unusual market, economic or political conditions or by abnormal circumstances of any kind, the Trust's officers may upon reasonable notice instruct the Distributor to decline to accept any orders for or make any sales of the Shares until such time as those officers deem it advisable to accept such orders and to make such sales.

1.6 The Trust agrees to inform the Distributor from time to time of the states in which the Fund or its administrator has registered or otherwise qualified shares for sale, and the Trust agrees at its own expense to execute any and all documents and to furnish any and all information and otherwise to take all actions that may be reasonably necessary in connection with the qualification of the Shares for sale in such states as the Distributor may designate.

1.7 The Trust shall furnish from time to time, for use in connection with the sale of the Shares, such supplemental information with respect to the Funds and the Shares as Distributor may reasonably request; and the Trust warrants that the statements contained in any such supplemental information will fairly show or represent what they purport to show or represent. The Trust shall also furnish Distributor upon request with: (a) unaudited semi-annual statements of the Funds' books and accounts prepared by the Trust, (b) a monthly itemized list of the securities in the Funds, (c) monthly balance sheets as soon as practicable after the end of each month, and (d) from time to time such additional information regarding the financial condition of the Funds as the Distributor may reasonably request.

1.8 The Trust represents and warrants to Distributor that all registration statements, and each Prospectus, filed by the Trust with the Commission under the

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Securities Act and the 1940 Act shall be prepared in conformity with requirements of said Acts and rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. The registration statement and Prospectus shall contain all statements required to be stated therein in conformity with said Acts and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and all statements of fact contained in any such registration statement and Prospectus are true and correct in all material respects. Furthermore, neither any registration statement nor any Prospectus includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading to a purchaser of the Shares. The foregoing representations and warranties shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement and be deemed to be of a continuing nature, applicable to all Shares distributed hereunder. The Trust may, but shall not be obligated to, propose from time to time such amendment or amendments to any registration statement and such supplement or supplements to any Prospectus as, in the light of future developments, may, in the opinion of the Trust's counsel, be necessary or advisable. If the Trust shall not propose any amendment or amendments and/or supplement or supplements within fifteen days after receipt by the Trust of a written request from Distributor to do so, Distributor may, at its option, terminate this Agreement. In such case, the Distributor will be held harmless from, and indemnified by Trust for, any liability or loss resulting from the failure to implement such amendment. The Trust shall not file any amendment to any registration statement or supplement to any Prospectus without giving Distributor reasonable notice thereof in advance; provided, however, that nothing contained in this Agreement shall in any way limit the Trust's right to file at any time such amendments to any registration statement and/or supplements to any Prospectus, of whatever character, as the Trust may deem advisable, such right being in all respects absolute and unconditional.

1.9 The Trust authorizes the Distributor and dealers to use any Prospectus in the form furnished by the Trust from time to time in connection with the sale of the Shares.

1.10 The Distributor may utilize agents in its performance of its services and, with prior notice to the Trust, appoint in writing other parties qualified to perform specific administration services reasonably acceptable to the Trust (individually, a "Sub-Agent") to carry out some or all of its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that a Sub-Agent shall be the agent of the Distributor and not the agent of the Trust, and that the Distributor shall be fully responsible for the acts of such Sub-Agent and shall not be relieved of any of its responsibilities hereunder by the appointment of a Sub-Agent.

1.11 The Distributor shall not be liable for any error of judgment or mistake of law or for any loss suffered by the Trust in connection with the matters to which this Agreement relates, except a loss resulting from willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence on the Distributor's part in the performance of its duties, from reckless disregard by the Distributor of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, or from the Distributor's failure to comply with laws, rules and regulations applicable to it in connection with its activities hereunder. The Trust agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Distributor, its officers, partners, employees, and any person who controls

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the Distributor within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (collectively, "Distributor Indemnitees"), from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities and expenses (including the reasonable cost of investigating or defending such claims, demands or liabilities and any reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith) (collectively, "Claims") which the Distributor Indemnitees may incur under the Securities Act or under common law or otherwise (a) as the result of the Distributor acting as distributor of the Funds and entering into selling agreements, participation agreements, shareholder servicing agreements or similar agreements with financial intermediaries on behalf of the Trust; (b) arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue statement, or alleged untrue statement, of a material fact contained in any registration statement or any Prospectus, (ii) any omission, or alleged omission, to state a material fact required to be stated in any registration statement or any Prospectus or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any untrue statement, or alleged untrue statement, of a material fact in any Trust-related advertisement or sales literature, or any omission, or alleged omission, to state a material fact required to be stated therein to make the statements therein not misleading, in either case notwithstanding the exercise of reasonable care in the preparation or review thereof by the Distributor; or (c) arising out of or based upon the electronic processing of orders over the internet at the Trust's request; provided, however, that the Trust's agreement to indemnify the Distributor Indemnitees pursuant to this Section 1.11 shall not be construed to cover any Claims (A) pursuant to subsection (b) above to the extent such untrue statement, alleged untrue statement, omission, or alleged omission, was furnished in writing, or omitted from the relevant writing furnished, as the case may be, to the Trust by the Distributor for use in the registration statement or in corresponding statements made in the Prospectus, advertisement or sales literature; (B) arising out of or based upon the willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence of the Distributor in the performance of its duties or the Distributor's reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement; or (C) arising out of or based upon the Distributor's failure to comply with laws, rules and regulations applicable to it in connection with its activities hereunder.

In the event of a Claim for which the Distributor Indemnitees may be entitled to indemnification hereunder, the Distributor shall provide the Trust with written notice of the Claim, identifying the persons against whom such Claim is brought, promptly following receipt of service of the summons or other first legal process, and in any event within ten (10) days of such receipt. The Trust will be entitled to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any such Claim if such defense shall be conducted by counsel of good standing chosen by the Trust and approved by the Distributor, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In the event any such suit is not based solely on an alleged untrue statement, omission, or wrongful act on the Trust's part, the Distributor shall have the right to participate in the defense. In the event the Trust elects to assume the defense of any such suit and retain counsel of good standing so approved by the Distributor, the Distributor Indemnitees in such suit shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by any of them, but in any case where the Trust does not elect to assume the defense of any such suit or in case the Distributor reasonably withholds approval of counsel chosen by the Trust, the Trust will reimburse the Distributor Indemnitees named as defendants in such suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them to the extent related to a Claim covered under this Section 1.11. The Trust's indemnification agreement contained in

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this Section 1.11 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Distributor Indemnitees, and shall survive the delivery of any Shares.

1.12 The Distributor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trust, its officers, Trustees, employees, and any person who controls the Trust within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (collectively, Trust Indemnitees), from and against any and all Claims which the Trust Indemnitees may incur under the Securities Act or under common law or otherwise, arising out of or based upon (a) any untrue statement, or alleged untrue statement, of a material fact contained in any registration statement, Prospectus, or Trust-related advertisement or sales literature, or upon any omission, or alleged omission, to state a material fact in such materials that would be necessary to make the information therein not misleading, which untrue statement, alleged untrue statement, omission, or alleged omission, was furnished in writing, or omitted from the relevant writing furnished, as the case may be, to the Trust by the Distributor for use in the registration statement or in corresponding statements made in the Prospectus, or advertisement or sales literature; (b) the willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence of the Distributor in the performance of its duties, or the Distributor's reckless disregard of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, or (c) the Distributor's failure to comply with laws, rules and regulations applicable to it in connection with its activities hereunder (other than in respect of Trust-related advertisements or sales literature that fails to comply with applicable laws notwithstanding the exercise of reasonable care in the preparation and review thereof by the Distributor).

In the event of a Claim for which the Trust Indemnitees may be entitled to indemnification hereunder, the Trust shall provide the Distributor with written notice of the Claim, identifying the persons against whom such Claim is brought, promptly following receipt of service of the summons or other first legal process, and in any event within ten (10) days of such receipt. The Distributor will be entitled to assume the defense of any suit brought to enforce any such Claim if such defense shall be conducted by counsel of good standing chosen by the Distributor and approved by the Trust, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. In the event any such suit is not based solely on an alleged untrue statement, omission, or wrongful act on the Distributor's part, the Trust shall have the right to participate in the defense. In the event the Distributor elects to assume the defense of any such suit and retain counsel of good standing so approved by the Trust, the Trust Indemnitees in such suit shall bear the fees and expenses of any additional counsel retained by any of them, but in any case where the Distributor does not elect to assume the defense of any such suit or in case the Trust reasonably withholds approval of counsel chosen by the Distributor, the Distributor will reimburse the Trust Indemnitees named as defendants in such suit, for the reasonable fees and expenses of any counsel retained by them to the extent related to a Claim covered under this Section 1.12. The Distributor's indemnification agreement contained in this Section 1.12 shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Trust Indemnitees, and shall survive the delivery of any Shares.

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1.13 No Shares shall be offered by either the Distributor or the Trust under any of the provisions of this Agreement and no orders for the purchase or sale of Shares hereunder shall be accepted by the Trust if and so long as the effectiveness of the registration statement then in effect or any necessary amendments thereto shall be suspended under any of the provisions of the Securities Act or if and so long as a current Prospectus as required by Section 10(b)(2) of said Act is not on file with the Commission; provided, however, that: (a) the Distributor will not be obligated to cease offering shares until it has received from the Trust written notice of such events, and (b) nothing contained in this Section 1.13 shall in any way restrict or have an application to or bearing upon the Trust's obligation to repurchase Shares from any shareholder in accordance with the provisions of the Trust's Prospectus, Agreement and Declaration of Trust, or Bylaws.

1.14 The Trust agrees to advise the Distributor as soon as reasonably practical by a notice in writing delivered to the Distributor:

(a) of any request by the Commission for amendments to the registration statement or Prospectus then in effect or for additional information;

(b) in the event of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement or Prospectus then in effect or the initiation by service of process on the Trust of any proceeding for that purpose;

(c) of the happening of any event that makes untrue any statement of a material fact made in the registration statement or Prospectus then in effect or which requires the making of a change in such registration statement or Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and

(d) of any action of the Commission with respect to any amendment to any registration statement or Prospectus which may from time to time be filed with the Commission, which could reasonably be expected to have a material negative impact upon the offering of Shares.

For purposes of this section, informal requests by or acts of the Staff of the Commission shall not be deemed actions of or requests by the Commission unless they would reasonably be expected to have a material negative impact upon the offering of Shares.

2. Fees.

2.1 Attached as Schedule B to this Agreement are all plans of distribution under Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act approved by the Funds and in effect (collectively, the "Distribution Plan"). The Funds will deliver to Distributor promptly after any changes thereto updated copies of the Distribution Plan. For its services under this Agreement, the Distributor shall be compensated as set forth on Schedules C and D to

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this Agreement. If the Funds have a Distribution Plan that permits them to compensate the Distributor and required board approvals have been given, then the Funds shall be responsible for all such compensation or such portions of it as have been authorized under the Distribution Plan. If the Funds are not authorized to compensate the Distributor in full in accordance with Schedules C and D, then the Adviser shall agree with the Distributor in a separate instrument that the Adviser shall compensate the Distributor in accordance with Schedules C and D to the extent that the Funds are not so authorized. The fees set forth on Schedules C and D are subject to change by Distributor upon 30 days advance notice.

2.2 If: (i) the Distributor properly receives fees from the Funds under the Distribution Plan, other than for services rendered or expenses incurred, that the Distributor is not obligated to pay to third party broker-dealers, plan administrators or others ("Retained Fees"), and (ii) the Funds have authority under the Distribution Plan to pay for some or all of the Distributor's services under this Agreement ("Permitted Services"), then all of the Retained Fees will either be (a) returned to the funds and/or (b) credited against the compensation payable by the funds to the Distributor for Permitted Services; provided, however, that in no event shall any Retained Fees be applied in a manner that results in a reduction of any obligation of the Adviser to compensate the Distributor for services under this Distribution Agreement.

3. Sale and Payment.

3.1 Shares of a Fund may be subject to a sales load and may be subject to the imposition of a distribution fee pursuant to the Distribution Plan referred to above. To the extent that Shares of a Fund are sold at an offering price which includes a sales load or subject to a contingent deferred sales load with respect to certain redemptions (either within a single class of Shares or pursuant to two or more classes of Shares), such Shares shall hereinafter be referred to collectively as "Load Shares" (and in the case of Shares that are sold with a front-end sales load, "Front-end Load Shares", or Shares that are sold subject to a contingent deferred sales load, "CDSL Shares"). Funds that issue Front-End Load Shares shall hereinafter be referred to collectively as "Front-End Load Funds." Funds that issue CDSL Shares shall hereinafter be referred to collectively as "CDSL Funds." Front-end Load Funds and CDSL Funds may individually or collectively be referred as "Load Funds." Under this Agreement, the following provisions shall apply with respect to the sale of, and payment for, Load Shares.

3.2 The Distributor shall have the right to offer Load Shares at their net asset value and to sell such Load Shares to the public against orders therefor at the applicable public offering price, as defined in Section 4 hereof. The Distributor shall also have the right to sell Load Shares to dealers against orders therefor at the public offering price less a concession determined by the Distributor, which concession shall not exceed the amount of the sales charge or underwriting discount, if any, referred to in Section 4 below.

3.3 Prior to the time of delivery of any Load Shares by a Load Fund to, or on the order of, the Distributor, the Distributor shall pay or cause to be paid to the Load

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Fund or to its order an amount in New York cleared funds equal to the applicable net asset value of such Shares. The Distributor may retain so much of any sales charge or underwriting discount as is not allowed by the Distributor as a concession to dealers.

4. Public Offering Price.

The public offering price of a Load Share shall be the net asset value of such Load Share next determined, plus any applicable sales charge, all as set forth in the current Prospectus of the Load Fund. The net asset value of Load Shares shall be determined in accordance with the then-current Prospectus of the Load Fund.

5. Issuance of Shares.

The Trust reserves the right to issue, transfer or sell Load Shares at net asset values (a) in connection with the merger or consolidation of the Trust or the Load Fund(s) with any other investment company or the acquisition by the Trust or the Load Fund(s) of all or substantially all of the assets or of the outstanding Shares of any other investment company; (b) in connection with a pro rata distribution directly to the holders of Shares in the nature of a stock dividend or split; (c) upon the exercise of subscription rights granted to the holders of Shares on a pro rata basis; (d) in connection with the issuance of Load Shares pursuant to any exchange and reinvestment privileges described in any then-current Prospectus of the Load Fund; and (e) otherwise in accordance with any then-current Prospectus of the Load Fund.

6. Term, Duration and Termination.

This Agreement shall become effective with respect to each Fund as of the date first written above (the "Effective Date") (or, if a particular Fund is not in existence on such date, on the earlier of the date an amendment to Schedule A to this Agreement relating to that Fund is executed or the Distributor begins providing services under this Agreement with respect to such Fund) and, unless sooner terminated as provided herein, shall continue for a two year period following the Effective Date. Thereafter, if not terminated, this Agreement shall continue with respect to a particular Fund automatically for successive one-year terms, provided that such continuance is specifically approved at least annually (a) by the vote of a majority of those members of the Trust's Board of Trustees who are not parties to this Agreement or interested persons of any such party, cast in person at a meeting for the purpose of voting on such approval and (b) by the vote of the Trust's Board of Trustees or the vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of such Fund. This Agreement is terminable without penalty with sixty days' prior written notice, by the Trust's Board of Trustees, by vote of a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Trust, or by the Distributor. This Agreement will also terminate automatically in the event of its assignment. (As used in this Agreement, the terms "majority of the outstanding voting securities," "interested persons" and "assignment" shall have the same meaning as ascribed to such terms in the 1940 Act.)

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7. Privacy.

Nonpublic personal financial information relating to consumers or customers of the Funds provided by, or at the direction of, the Trust to the Distributor, or collected or retained by the Distributor to perform its duties as distributor, shall be considered confidential information. The Distributor shall not disclose or otherwise use any nonpublic personal financial information relating to present or former shareholders of the Funds other than for the purposes for which that information was disclosed to the Distributor, including use under an exception in Rules 13, 14 or 15 of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-P in the ordinary course of business to carry out those purposes. The Distributor shall have in place and maintain physical, electronic and procedural safeguards reasonably designed to protect the security, confidentiality and integrity of, and to prevent unauthorized access to or use of, records and information relating to consumers and customers of the Funds. The Trust represents to the Distributor that it has adopted a Statement of its privacy policies and practices as required by Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-P and agrees to provide the Distributor with a copy of that statement annually.

8. Anti-Money Laundering Compliance.

8.1 Each of Distributor and the Trust acknowledges that it is a financial institution subject to the USA Patriot Act of 2001 and the Bank Secrecy Act (collectively, the "AML Acts"), which require, among other things, that financial institutions adopt compliance programs to guard against money laundering. Each represents and warrants to the other that it is in compliance with and will continue to comply with the AML Acts and applicable regulations in all relevant respects. The Distributor shall also provide written notice to each person or entity with which it entered an agreement prior to the date hereof with respect to sale of the Trust's Shares, such notice informing such person of anti-money laundering compliance obligations applicable to financial institutions under applicable laws and, consequently, under applicable contractual provisions requiring compliance with laws.

8.2 The Distributor shall include specific contractual provisions regarding anti-money laundering compliance obligations in agreements entered into by the Distributor with any dealer that is authorized to effect transactions in Shares of the Trust.

8.3 Each of Distributor and the Trust agrees that it will take such further steps, and cooperate with the other as may be reasonably necessary, to facilitate compliance with the AML Acts, including but not limited to the provision of copies of its written procedures, policies and controls related thereto ("AML Operations"). Distributor undertakes that it will grant to the Trust, the Trust's anti-money laundering compliance officer and regulatory agencies, reasonable access to copies of Distributor's AML Operations, books and records pertaining to the Trust only. It is expressly understood and agreed that the Trust and the Trust's compliance officer shall have no access to any of Distributor's AML Operations, books or records pertaining to other clients of Distributor.

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9. Notices.

Any notice provided hereunder shall be sufficiently given when sent by registered or certified mail to the party required to be served with such notice at the following address: if to the Trust, to it at 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219 Attention: President, The Coventry Group; and if to Distributor, to it at 100 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, Attn: Broker Dealer Chief Compliance Officer, with a copy to BISYS Distribution Services, 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219, attn: President, or at such other address as such party may from time to time specify in writing to the other party pursuant to this Section.

10. Confidentiality.

During the term of this Agreement, the Distributor and the Adviser may have access to confidential information relating to such matters as either party's business, trade secrets, systems, procedures, manuals, products, contracts, personnel, and clients. As used in this Agreement, "Confidential Information" means information belonging to the Distributor or the Adviser which is of value to such party and the disclosure of which could result in a competitive or other disadvantage to either party, including, without limitation, financial information, business practices and policies, know-how, trade secrets, market or sales information or plans, customer lists, business plans, and all provisions of this Agreement. Confidential Information includes information developed by either party in the course of engaging in the activities provided for in this Agreement, unless: (i) the information is or becomes publicly known without breach of this Agreement, (ii) the information is disclosed to the other party by a third party not under an obligation confidentiality to the party whose Confidential Information is at issue of which the party receiving the information should reasonably be aware, or (iii) the information is independently developed by a party without reference to the other's Confidential Information. Each party will protect the other's Confidential Information with at least the same degree of care it uses with respect to its own Confidential Information, and will not use the other party's Confidential Information other than in connection with its duties and obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a party may disclose the other's Confidential Information if (i) required by law, regulation or legal process or if requested by any Agency; (ii) it is advised by counsel that it may incur liability for failure to make such disclosure; (iii) requested to by the other party; provided that in the event of (i) or (ii) the disclosing party shall give the other party reasonable prior notice of such disclosure to the extent reasonably practicably and cooperate with the other party (at such other party's expense) in any efforts to prevent such disclosure.

10. Governing Law.

This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the applicable provisions of the 1940 Act.

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11. Prior Agreements

This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement of the parties as to the subject matter covered by this Agreement, and supersedes all prior negotiations, understandings and agreements bearing upon the subject matter covered by this Agreement.

12. Amendments

No amendment to this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and executed by both parties hereto.

13. Matters Relating to the Trust as a Massachusetts Business Trust

It is expressly agreed that the obligations of the Trust hereunder shall not be binding upon any of the Trustees, shareholders, nominees, officers, agents or employees of the Trust personally, but shall bind only the trust property of the Trust. The execution and delivery of this Agreement have been authorized by the Trustees, and this Agreement has been signed and delivered by an authorized officer of the Trust, acting as such, and neither such authorization by the Trustees nor such execution and delivery by such officer shall be deemed to have been made by any of them individually or to impose any liability on them personally, but shall bind only the trust property of the Trust as provided in the Trust's Declaration of Trust.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be executed by their officers designated below as of the day and year first written above.

The Coventry Group

By:

Name:


Title:

BISYS Fund Services, Limited Partnership

By: BISYS Fund Services, Inc., its
general partner

By:

Name:


Title:

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SCHEDULE A

FUNDS

Boston Trust Balanced Fund
Boston Trust Equity Fund
Walden Social Equity Fund
Walden Social Balanced Fund

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SCHEDULE B

DISTRIBUTION PLAN

Not Applicable

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SCHEDULE C

COMPENSATION OF THE DISTRIBUTOR

1. BASIC DISTRIBUTION SERVICES. For providing the distribution entity and related infrastructure and platform, including requisite registrations and qualifications, premises, personnel, compliance, ordinary fund board meeting preparation, maintenance of selling agreements, clearance of advertising and sales literature with regulators, filing appropriate documentation for advisory representatives to qualify as registered representatives of the Distributor (provided that the Adviser is solely responsible for its representatives' meeting examination requirements) and their related registrations and fees, ordinary supervisory services, overhead, Financial Research Corporation's Mutual Fund Views on the News and Monitor publications, and return on investment, the Distributor shall receive an annual fee of $18,750, billed monthly.

2. SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES. For special distribution services, including those set forth on Schedule D to this Agreement, such as additional personnel, registrations, marketing services, printing and fulfillment, website services, proprietary distribution expertise for particular circumstances, and any other services in addition to the basic distribution services covered by Paragraph 1 above, the Distributor shall be reimbursed promptly upon invoicing its expenses for such services, including: (a) all costs to support additional personnel; (b) regulatory fees including NASD CRD costs associated with marketing materials; and (c) printing, postage and fulfillment costs, and (d) amounts payable under additional agreements to which Distributor is a party.

3. SPECIAL CONDUIT SITUATIONS. If the Distribution Plan, or any other Fund plans of distribution under Rule 12b-1 that contemplate up front and/or recurring commission and/or service payments to broker dealers, retirement plan administrators or others by the Distributor with respect to back-end loads, level loads, or otherwise, unless expressly agreed otherwise in writing between the parties, all such payments shall be made to the Distributor, which shall act as a conduit for making such payments to such broker-dealers, retirement plan administrators or others.

4. OTHER PAYMENTS BY THE DISTRIBUTOR. If the Distributor is required to make any payments to third parties in respect of distribution, which payments are contemplated by the parties to the distribution agreement or otherwise arise in the ordinary course of business, the Distributor shall be promptly reimbursed for such payments upon invoicing them.

5. FEE ADJUSTMENTS. The fixed fees and other fees expressed as stated dollar amounts in this Schedule C and in this Agreement are subject to annual increases, commencing on the one-year anniversary date of the date of this Agreement, in an amount equal to the percentage increase in consumer prices for services as measured by the United States Consumer Price Index entitled "All Services Less Rent of Shelter," or a similar index should such index no longer be published, since such one-year anniversary or since the date of the last fee increase, as applicable.

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SCHEDULE D

SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION SERVICES AND FEES

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SERVICES                                                            FEES
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1.  WHOLESALING PERSONNEL SERVICES                                  WHOLESALING PERSONNEL SERVICES FEES

Wholesaling Personnel may be external wholesalers and/or internal   For each individual constituting the Wholesaling Personnel
wholesalers.                                                        employed by the Distributor pursuant to this Agreement, the
                                                                    Distributor shall receive annually an amount equal to the sum
Services include soliciting support of the Funds with selling       of:
broker dealers; participating in promotional meetings,
presentations, conferences and other and forums; identifying high   (i) all compensation paid annually by the Distributor to the
potential personnel of the Adviser and selling broker dealers;      employee; plus
and assisting with mail solicitations and literature fulfillment.
                                                                    (ii) a management oversight fee equal to:
                                                                        (a)   if one to four Wholesaling Personnel are employed,
                                                                              30% of the salary compensation and 5% of the bonus
                                                                              or commission compensation, or
                                                                        (b)   if five or more Wholesaling Personnel are employed,
                                                                              25% of the salary compensation and 5% of the bonus
                                                                              or commission compensation;
                                                                    plus

                                                                    (iii) 18% of the total compensation (covering costs of the
                                                                    Distributor's employee benefits that are provided by the
                                                                    Distributor).

                                                                    In addition, the Distributor shall be reimbursed for all
                                                                    related costs to support, educate and train and maintain
                                                                    compliance oversight of Wholesaling Personnel and other
                                                                    personnel such as sales management, marketing and performance
                                                                    reporting personnel (including time and expenses, continuing
                                                                    education, seminars, rent, supplies, phone, computers, firm
                                                                    element, license, registration)

                                                                    Upon any termination of Wholesaling Personnel at the request
                                                                    of the Funds or upon termination of this Agreement by the
                                                                    Funds for any reason other than cause, the Distributor will be
                                                                    reimbursed its severance costs with respect to such terminated
                                                                    Wholesaling Personnel.

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2.  MARKETING AND RELATED SERVICES                                  MARKETING AND RELATED SERVICES FEES

Marketing Execution: services include identification and            Marketing Execution: Quote available upon request.
development of appropriate marketing and communications programs,
projects and other initiatives; collaboration on initiating,        Performance Reporting
researching, developing, and delivering appropriate sales and
marketing materials; and management of marketing and advertising         Monthly Reports
projects.
                                                                         Monthly Updating and Typesetting -- $850 - $1,000 per
Performance Reporting: services include creation of templates for        sheet per month (for an All-in-One style report)
monthly fact sheets and quarterly fact sheets; populating
templates with performance data obtained from third parties; and         Initial Design and Setup (1-time charge) -- $500 per
coordinating steps needed for final printing and distribution.           sheet

Creative Communication and Editorial Services: services include          Quarterly Reports
preparing drafts of textual commentary and management discussion
and analysis for annual; and semi-annual reports, including              Quarterly Updating and Typesetting -- $300 - $350
portfolio manager interviews; providing creative design and              per Fund sheet per Share Class per quarter
direction; and coordinating production, including typesetting
(initial composition and changes to composition), charts and             Initial Design and Setup per Fund sheet (1-time charge)
ancillary items.                                                          -- $500 per Fund sheet

Production Timing:                                                       Annual & Semi-Annual Reports

o    No timing guarantees can be made for completion of                  Coordination:
     monthly and quarterly fact sheets where any of the
     information needed to produce the reports is generated by      o   $3,000 Initial Fee (includes Chairman's Letter and
     service providers other than the Distributor.  However, a          1st Fund)
     basic estimate of turnaround time may be given based upon
     when the unit receives all necessary data in good order.       o   $500 for each additional Fund
     Under normal conditions, the Performance Reporting unit
     expects to make proofs ready for review (either printed or         NOTE: The above charges do not include the
     electronic PDF format) by the 4th business day after the           typesetting, printing, shipping, fulfillment, Edgar
     final piece of data is received.  If compliance review is          filing or quick-turnaround charges that may be
     necessary (e.g., when Morningstar ratings data is used) an         incurred from the financial printer. The above fees
     additional 2 days may be required for review.                      are for coordinating the project only.

o    Printing turnaround (once the factsheets are signed-off        Creative Communication and Editorial Services
     by the client) is usually approximately 4-5 calendar days
     with most jobs shipping by the 5th day.                        Quote available upon request.

o    If requested, final electronic PDF files may be generated
     and e-mailed on the day the job is signed-off on by the
     client. These PDFs may be distributed and printed as
     necessary until the final printed pieces arrive.

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3.  FRC SERVICES                                                    FRC SERVICES FEES

(must be evidenced by separate amendment to this Agreement)         Market Analytics Publications: Quote available upon request.

                                                                    Advanced Research Publications:
FRC's program components include:
                                                                    o   Topic Briefs
-Market Analytics Publications
-Advanced Research Publications                                     o   FRC Focus (typical cost is around $1,500)
-Analyst Support
-SME Direct Access                                                      White Papers - FRC Vision (typical cost is around $2,500)

                                                                    o   Research Studies (costs vary, however typically
                                                                        range between $3,500 and $12,500)

                                                                    Analyst Support: Quote available upon request

                                                                    SME Direct Access: Quote available upon request

                                                                    Other FRC Fees:

                                                                    o   Client participation in funding FRC Franchise Level
                                                                        program: $12,500

                                                                    o   All subsequent content and support hours may be purchased
                                                                        at a 20% discount from standard pricing.

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Expenses Applicable to Special Distribution Services

Except as expressly set forth above, out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Distributor in the performance of its services under this Agreement are not included in the above fees. Such out-of-pocket expenses may include, without limitation:

o reasonable travel and entertainment costs;

o expenses incurred by the Distributor in qualifying, registering and maintaining the registration of the Distributor and each individual comprising Wholesaling Personnel as a registered representative of the Distributor under applicable federal and state laws and rules of the NASD, e.g., CRD fees and state fees;

o sponsorships, Promotions, Sales Incentives;

o any and all compensation to be paid to a third party as paying agent for distribution activities (platform fees, finders fees, sub-TA fees, 12b-1 pass thru, commissions, etc.);

o costs and expenses incurred for telephone service, photocopying and office supplies;

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o advertising costs;

o costs for printing, paper stock and costs of other materials, electronic transmission, courier, talent utilized in sales materials (e.g. models), design output, photostats, photography, and illustrations;

o packaging, shipping, postage, and photocopies; and

o taxes that are paid or payable by the Distributor or its affiliates in connection with its services hereunder, other than taxes customarily and actually imposed upon the income that the Distributor receives hereunder.

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EX.99.E.2

DISTRIBUTION SERVICES AGREEMENT

AGREEMENT made this 14th day of June, 2005, by and between Boston Trust Investment Management, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the "Adviser"), and BISYS Fund Services, Limited Partnership, an Ohio limited partnership (the "Distributor").

WHEREAS, the Adviser (including for purposes hereof its separate asset management divisions and subsidiaries) serves as investment adviser for the Boston Trust and Walden Funds (each a "Fund" and collectively, the "Funds"), open-end investment companies registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "Act"); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to a distribution agreement between the Distributor and the Funds currently in effect (the "Distribution Agreement"), the Distributor acts as the principal underwriter and distributor of shares of the Funds, which shares (the "Shares") are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; and

WHEREAS, in consideration of Distributor's agreement to provide certain sales and marketing services as described in the Distribution Agreement, the Adviser has agreed to compensate the Distributor to the extent that the Funds are not authorized to so compensate the Distributor;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants hereinafter contained, the Adviser and the Distributor agree as follows:

1. Services.

Distributor will provide the Funds and the Adviser with some or all of the marketing and sales support services set forth in the Distribution Agreement, as the parties agree from time to time.

2. Compensation and Expenses.

(a) The Distributor shall be entitled to receive the compensation set forth in the Distribution Agreement, based on the services selected by Funds and/or the Adviser from time to time.

(b) In accordance with the Distribution Agreement, Adviser hereby agrees that, if the Funds are not authorized to compensate the Distributor in full in accordance with the Distribution Agreement, the Adviser shall compensate the Distributor to the extent that the Funds are not so authorized.

3. Term and Termination.

(a) This Agreement will become effective upon the date first set forth above, will continue in effect throughout the term of the Distribution Agreement, and will terminate automatically upon any termination of the Distribution Agreement; provided, however, that,


notwithstanding such termination of the Distribution Agreement, the Adviser will continue to pay to Distributor all fees to which Distributor is entitled pursuant to the Distribution Agreement for services performed through such termination date and any other fees payable upon such termination.

(b) This Agreement will terminate immediately and automatically in the event the Distributor is expelled as a member of the NASD, and the Adviser may terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice in the event the Distributor's NASD membership is suspended.

(c) In addition, either party may immediately terminate this Agreement in whole or if the provision of services having substantially the character, form and scope as those set forth hereunder becomes illegal or contrary to any applicable law, or with the service and payment model remaining substantially as reflected herein, a substantial risk that such a violation could occur would be incurred.

(d) In addition, either party may immediately terminate this Agreement if it has "Cause" to do so, which, for these purposes is defined as being applicable if (i) the other party materially breaches this Agreement and the breach is not remedied within thirty (30) days after the party wishing to terminate gives the breaching party written notice of the breach; (ii) a final judicial, regulatory or administrative ruling or order is made in which the party to be terminated has been found guilty of criminal or unethical behavior in the conduct of its business; or (iii) the other party makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors, files a voluntary petition under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, becomes the subject of an involuntary petition under any bankruptcy or insolvency law that is not dismissed within 60 days, or a trustee or receiver is appointed under any bankruptcy or insolvency law for the other party or its property.

4. Rights and Obligations of the Adviser and the Distributor.

The Adviser shall be responsible for the accuracy, completeness and propriety of information concerning its organization and sales channels that the Adviser furnishes to the Distributor in connection with the performance of the Distribution Agreement.

5. Representations and Warranties.

(a) The Adviser represents and warrants the following:

(i) this Agreement has been duly authorized by the Adviser and, when executed and delivered, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Adviser, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganizations, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties, and

(ii) this Agreement has been disclosed to the Board of Directors of the Funds (the "Board"), and the Adviser has provided all such information to the Board as may be appropriate (or as has been requested by the Board) in connection with the Board's review or approval of the arrangements contemplated hereunder, including amounts expended by the Adviser hereunder.

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(b) The Distributor represents and warrants the following:

(i) it is presently a duly registered broker-dealer with the NASD in good standing and covenants that it shall remain so registered and in good standing for the duration of this Agreement, and shall immediately notify the Adviser should the foregoing no longer be true during the term of this Agreement;

(ii) the Distributor also represents and warrants that it is in material compliance with all laws, rules and regulations applicable to it, including but not limited to the rules and regulations promulgated by the NASD; and

(iii) this Agreement has been duly authorized by the Distributor and, when executed and delivered, will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Distributor, enforceable against the Distributor in accordance with its terms subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganizations, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors and secured parties.

6. Confidentiality.

During the term of this Agreement, the Distributor and the Adviser may have access to confidential information relating to such matters as either party's business, trade secrets, systems, procedures, manuals, products, contracts, personnel, and clients. As used in this Agreement, "Confidential Information" means information belonging to the Distributor or the Adviser which is of value to such party and the disclosure of which could result in a competitive or other disadvantage to either party, including, without limitation, financial information, business practices and policies, know-how, trade secrets, market or sales information or plans, customer lists, business plans, and all provisions of this Agreement. Confidential Information includes information developed by either party in the course of engaging in the activities provided for in this Agreement, unless: (i) the information is or becomes publicly known without breach of this Agreement, (ii) the information is disclosed to the other party by a third party not under an obligation confidentiality to the party whose Confidential Information is at issue of which the party receiving the information should reasonably be aware, or (iii) the information is independently developed by a party without reference to the other's Confidential Information. Each party will protect the other's Confidential Information with at least the same degree of care it uses with respect to its own Confidential Information, and will not use the other party's Confidential Information other than in connection with its duties and obligations hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a party may disclose the other's Confidential Information if (i) required by law, regulation or legal process or if requested by any Agency; (ii) it is advised by counsel that it may incur liability for failure to make such disclosure; (iii) requested to by the other party; provided that in the event of (i) or (ii) the disclosing party shall give the other party reasonable prior notice of such disclosure to the extent reasonably practicable and reasonably cooperate with the other party (at such other party's expense) in any efforts to prevent such disclosure.

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7. Limitation of Liability; Indemnification.

(a) The Distributor retains the general rights and responsibilities associated with its employment of the Distribution Services Personnel. This Agreement does not contemplate that any individuals become Distribution Services Personnel, or become registered with the Distributor, who are not employed by the Distributor and its affiliates.

(b) Subject to Section 7(a), the Distributor shall not be liable to the Adviser or the Funds for any action taken or omitted by it in the absence of bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard by it (or its agents or employees) of its obligations and duties under this Agreement or the Distribution Agreement. As long as the Distributor acts in good faith and complies with laws and regulations applicable to it in connection with its services hereunder and/or under the Distribution Agreement, the Adviser shall indemnify and hold harmless the Distributor and its employees, agents, directors and officers from and against, any and all claims, demands, actions and suits, and from and against any and all judgments, liabilities, losses, damages, costs, charges and reasonable counsel fees incurred in connection therewith (collectively, "Losses") arising out of or related to the arrangement contemplated under this Agreement and/or the Distribution Agreement, including but not limited to all activities, actions and omissions of the Distribution Services Personnel as registered representatives of the Distributor, except to the extent that Losses result from (i) the Distributor's general responsibilities as employer of Distribution Services Personnel, or (ii) the bad faith, willful misfeasance, gross negligence or reckless disregard by the Distributor of its express obligations and duties hereunder and/or the Distribution Agreement.

8. Notices.

Any notice provided hereunder shall be sufficiently given when sent by registered or certified mail to the party required to be served with such notice at the following address: if to the Adviser, to it at 40 Court Street, 9th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts, 02108, Attention: President and if to Distributor, to it at 100 Summer Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, Attention: Broker Dealer Chief Compliance Officer, with a copy to BISYS Distribution Services, 3435 Stelzer Road, Columbus, Ohio 43219, Attention: President, or at such other address as such party may from time to time specify in writing to the other party pursuant to this Section.

9. Assignment.

This Agreement and the rights and duties hereunder shall not be assignable with respect to a Fund by either of the parties hereto except by the specific written consent of the other party. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

10. Governing Law.

This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

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11. Miscellaneous.

(a) Paragraph headings in this Agreement are included for convenience only and are not to be used to construe or interpret this Agreement.

(b) This Agreement constitutes the complete agreement of the parties hereto as to the subject matter covered by this Agreement, and supersedes all prior negotiations, understandings and agreements bearing upon the subject matter covered by this Agreement.

(c) If any part, term or provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, in conflict with any law or otherwise invalid, the remaining portion or portions shall be considered severable and not be affected, and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced as if this Agreement did not contain such part, term or provision.

(d) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original but all of which, taken together, shall constitute one and the same agreement.

(e) No amendment to this Agreement shall be valid unless made in writing and executed by both parties hereto.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written.

BOSTON TRUST INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.       BISYS FUND SERVICES, LIMITED
                                               PARTNERSHIP

                                               By:  BISYS Fund Services, Inc.,
                                               its general partner

By:                                            By:
   --------------------------------------          -----------------------------
Name:                                          Name:

Title: Title:

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EX.99.J

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the references to our firm in the Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of The Coventry Group, and to the use of our report dated April 29, 2005 on the financial statements and financial highlights of the Boston Balanced Fund and Boston Equity Fund, each a series of shares of the Coventry Group. Such financial statements and financial highlights appear in the March 31, 2005 Annual Report to Shareholders which is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.

                                                  /s/ TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 28, 2005


CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the references to our firm in the Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A of The Coventry Group, and to the use of our report dated April 29, 2005 on the financial statements and financial highlights of the Walden Social Balanced Fund and the Walden Social Equity Fund, each a series of shares of the Coventry Group. Such financial statements and financial highlights appear in the March 31, 2005 Annual Report to Shareholders which is incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.

                                                   /s/ TAIT, WELLER & BAKER LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 28, 2005