Triphenylamines　(TPAs),　boron　dipyrromethenes　(BODIPYs)　and　fullerenes　C60　are　excellent　building　blocks　for　the　design　of　artificial　photosynthetic　systems.　In　the　present　work,　we　report　the　synthesis,　characterization　and　detailed　photophysical　studies　of　a　novel　(TPA)2-BODIPY-C60　tetrad　in　polar　and　nonpolar　solvents.　The　absorption　spectrum　of　this　compound　covered　virtually　the　entire　visible　region　(350-700　nm)　and　could　be　interpreted　as　a　superposition　of　the　spectra　of　individual　components.　Upon　TPA-part　excitation,　a　fast　and　very　efficient　excitation　energy　transfer　(EET)　delivers　the　excitation　to　the　BODIPY　moiety　resulting　in　complete　quenching　of　the　TPA　first　excited　singlet　state　as　well　as　the　appearance　of　the　BODIPY　fluorescence.　The　efficiency　of　EET　process　was　estimated　to　be　1.　Direct　or　indirect　(via　EET)　excitation　of　the　BODIPY-part　of　the　tetrad　is　followed　by　photoinduced　charge　transfer　to　the　charge-separated　state　BODIPY+-C60-　irrespective　of　the　solvent　used.　In　polar　N,N-dimethylformamide　(DMF)　charge　recombination　occurs　directly　to　the　ground　state　with　the　charge　recombination　rate,　kCR,　slower　than　108　s-1,　whereas　in　nonpolar　toluene　(TOL)　a　small　energy　gap　between　the　charge-separated　state　and　first　excited　singlet　state　of　the　BODIPY　moiety　facilitates　the　back　charge　transfer　process.　The　latter　results　in　the　appearance　of　thermally　activated　delayed　fluorescence.　The　rate　of　charge　separation　was　found　to　be　ca.　2　times　faster　in　TOL　than　in　DMF.　©　2016　The　Royal　Society　of　Chemistry.