In-basket digital donation system

An apparatus comprising:

• a money collection basket having an integrated electronic payment receiver, wherein the money collection basket comprises:
• a main body having an upper surface and a ledge below the upper surface, wherein the ledge extends to an outer edge of the main body;
• and
• a cap that is detachably coupled to the main body, wherein the cap rests on the ledge when the cap is coupled to the main body, and wherein the ledge comprises a recess that is configured to receive a tab included in the cap, and wherein the tab includes a hole that is configured to align with a corresponding hole included in the recess, and
• wherein the electronic payment receiver comprises a first portion that is non-detachably integrated into the main body of the money collection basket, and wherein the electronic payment receiver comprises a second portion that is a part of the cap, and
• wherein the money collection basket includes a rim having slots that are co-linearly aligned with a card-reading slot of the electronic payment receiver, and wherein the slots in the rim are formed at a junction of the first portion of the electronic payment receiver, which is non-detachably integrated into the main body, and the cap.