public class Program
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var config = new MapperConfiguration(c =>
            {
                c.CreateMap<Company, CompanyModel>();
                c.CreateMap<Correspondent, CreatorModel>();
            });

            config.AssertConfigurationIsValid();

            var mapper = config.CreateMapper();
            var context = CreateTestContextInstance();
            var correspondent = new Correspondent { Company = new Company { Name = "SomeName" } };
            context.Correspondents.Add(correspondent);
            context.SaveChanges();

            // That works
            var entites = context.Correspondents.ToList();
            var models1 = mapper.Map<IList<CreatorModel>>(entites);
            // That throws error
            var models2 = context.Correspondents.ProjectTo<CreatorModel>(mapper.ConfigurationProvider).ToList();
        }

        public static ApplicationDbContext CreateTestContextInstance()
        {
            var options = new DbContextOptionsBuilder<ApplicationDbContext>()
                .UseInMemoryDatabase(Guid.NewGuid().ToString())
                .UseLazyLoadingProxies()
                .Options;
            var context = new ApplicationDbContext(options);
            context.Database.EnsureDeleted();
            return context;
        }


        public abstract class Entity
        {
            public Guid Id { get; set; }
        }
        public class Correspondent : Entity
        {
            public virtual Company Company { get; set; }
        }
        public class Company : Entity
        {
            public string Name { get; set; }
            public virtual IList<Correspondent> Correspondents { get; set; } = new List<Correspondent>();
        }
        public class CreatorModel
        {
            public string Id { get; set; }
            public CompanyModel Company { get; set; }
        }
        public class CompanyModel
        {
            public string Id { get; set; }
            public string Name { get; set; }
        }

        public class ApplicationDbContext : DbContext
        {
            public DbSet<Correspondent> Correspondents { get; set; }
            public DbSet<Company> Companies { get; set; }
            public ApplicationDbContext(DbContextOptions<ApplicationDbContext> options)
                : base(options)
            {
            }

            protected override void OnModelCreating(ModelBuilder modelBuilder)
            {
                base.OnModelCreating(modelBuilder);
            }

        }
    }