causing him a lot of problems/causing a lot of problems for/to him

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The project is still causing him a lot of problems.

Source: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Could I rewrite this sentence like this?

The project is still causing a lot of problems for/to him.
 
Yes with "for". No with "to".
 
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