On June 20, Grantmakers Without Borders (Gw/oB), a philanthropic network of 130 organizations, sent a letter to the leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee objecting to the Department of the Treasury's portrayal of the agency's relationship with the charitable sector as an alliance on counter terrorism issues. The letter states, "Ironically, Treasury's anti-terrorism policies often chill the valuable work of international grantmakers, including Gw/oB's member organizations.