Great-west Funds N-CSRCertified annual shareholder report (management investment company)

CERTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 906 OF SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(18 U.S.C. 1350)

In connection with the Annual Report of Empower Funds, Inc. (the “Registrant”) on Form N-CSR for the period ended December 31, 2023 (the “Report”), the undersigneds hereby certify, to the best of their knowledge, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of the report or as a separate disclosure document.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.