Post-effective Amendment (investment Company, Rule 485(b)) (485bpos)

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2014

Securities Act File No. 033-56094

Investment Company Act File No. 811-07428

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-1A


		Registration Statement Under The Securities Act Of 1933		x

		Pre-Effective Amendment No.		¨

		Post-Effective Amendment No. 185		x

		and/or

		Registration Statement Under The Investment Company Act Of 1940		x

		Amendment No. 186 (Check appropriate box or boxes)		x

ING MUTUAL FUNDS

(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)

7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100

Scottsdale, AZ 85258

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (800) 992-0180

Huey P. Falgout, Jr.

ING Investments, LLC

7337 E. Doubletree Ranch Road, Suite 100

Scottsdale, AZ 85258

(Name and Address of Agent for Service)

With copies to:

Jeffrey S. Puretz, Esq.

Dechert, LLP

1900 K Street, N.W.

Washington, DC 20006

It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check appropriate box):


x Immediately upon filing pursuant to paragraph (b)		¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (b)

¨ 60 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)		¨ on (date) pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)

¨ 75 days after filing pursuant to paragraph (a)(2)		¨ on (date), pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of Rule 485

If appropriate, check the following box:

¨	This post-effective amendment designated a new effective date for a previously filed post-effective amendment.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”), and the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it meets all the requirements for effectiveness of the Post-Effective Amendment No. 185 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A pursuant to Rule 485(b) of the 1933 Act and the Registrant certifies that it has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 185 to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Scottsdale and the State of Arizona on the 10th day of March, 2014.


ING Mutual Funds

By:		/s/ Huey P. Falgout, Jr.
		Huey P. Falgout, Jr.
		Secretary

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


SIGNATURE	TITLE	DATE

Shaun P. Mathews*	President, Chief Executive Officer and Independent Trustee	March 10, 2014

Todd Modic*	Senior Vice President and Chief/Principal Financial Officer	March 10, 2014

Colleen D. Baldwin*	Trustee	March 10, 2014

John V. Boyer*	Trustee	March 10, 2014

Patricia W. Chadwick*	Trustee	March 10, 2014

Albert E. DePrince Jr.*	Trustee	March 10, 2014

Peter S. Drotch*	Trustee	March 10, 2014

J. Michael Earley*	Trustee	March 10, 2014

Russell H. Jones*	Trustee	March 10, 2014

Patrick W. Kenny*	Trustee	March 10, 2014



Joseph E. Obermeyer*	Trustee	March 10, 2014

Sheryl K. Pressler*	Trustee	March 10, 2014

Roger B. Vincent*	Trustee	March 10, 2014



*By:		/s/ Huey P. Falgout, Jr.
		Huey P. Falgout, Jr.
		Attorney-in-Fact**

** Powers of Attorney for Todd Modic and each Trustee dated May 22, 2013 were filed as attachments to Post-Effective Amendment No. 181 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form N-1A on May 31, 2013 and are incorporated herein by reference.

EXHIBIT INDEX

ING Mutual Funds


Exhibit Number		Exhibit Description
EX-101.INS		XBRL Instance Document
EX-101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
EX-101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
EX-101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
EX-101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase
EX-101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase