A series of energy transfer arrays, comprising of a near-IR absorbing and emitting bacteriochlorin, and BODIPY derivatives with different absorption bands in the visible region (503 – 668 nm) have been synthesized. Absorption band of BODIPY was tuned by installation of 0, 1, or 2 styryl substituents [2-(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)ethenyl], which leads to derivatives with absorption maxima at 503 nm, 587 nm, and 668 nm, respectively Efficient energy transfer (>0.90) is observed for each dyad, which is manifested by nearly exclusive emission from bacteriochlorin moiety upon BODIPY excitation. Fluorescence quantum yield of each dyad in non-polar solvent (toluene) is comparable with that observed for corresponding bacteriochlorin monomer, and is significantly reduced in solvent of high dielectric constants (DMF), most likely by photoinduced electron transfer. Given the availability of diverse BODIPY derivatives, with absorption in 500–700 nm, BODIPY-bacteriochlorin arrays should allow for construction of near-IR emitting agents with multiple and broadly tunable absorption bands. Solvent-dielectric constants dependence of Φf in dyads gives an opportunity to construct environmentally-sensitive fluorophores and probes.