EX-99.906CERT


                                  CERTIFICATION

         Timothy Ashburn, President, and Thomas Napurano, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer of AmeriPrime Funds (the "Registrant"), each certify to
the best of his or her knowledge that:

         1. The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended
April 30, 2004 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the requirements of
Sections 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         2. The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Registrant.

President                                  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
AmeriPrime Funds                           AmeriPrime Funds

/s/ Timothy Ashburn                        /s/ Thomas G. Napurano
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Timothy Ashburn                            Thomas Napurano
Date:    7/1/04                            Date:  7/1/04
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A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to AmeriPrime Funds and will be
retained by AmeriPrime Funds and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") or its staff upon request.

This certification is being furnished to the Commission solely pursuant to 18
U.S.C. ss. 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR filed with the
Commission.