Two different tripodal tris(carbene) ligands were investigated, an anionic ligand L1 with a BH anchor (trisNHCborate) and a neutral ligand L2 with a CH anchor (trisNHCmethane). Scheme 1 depicts the molecules studied and Table presents key DFT (B3LYP*-D3/ZORA-STO-TZ2P) results. The results encompass four major experimentally observable quantities, namely bond distances and angles and adiabatic ionization potentials, electron affinities, and singlet-triplet gaps. None of the species examined evinced unduly small HOMO-LUMO gaps (or singlet-triplet gaps) so no pressing need was apparent for the deployment of multiconfigurational methods.